marry beneath (oneself)

marry beneath (oneself)

To marry someone who is of a lower social class or standing than oneself. A: "I hear that Mr. Sullivan plans to marry a local fishmonger's daughter." B: "Why would a man of his esteem marry beneath himself like that?" Janet has a bright future with one of the best law firms in town, so it's beyond me why she's marrying beneath herself with some fast food worker.
See also: beneath, marry
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • marry below (one's) station
  • marry below (oneself)
  • marry below oneself
  • marry beneath (one's) station
  • marry above (one's) station
  • marry above (oneself)
  • marry up
  • wife up
  • marry in haste
  • marry in haste, repent at leisure