marry (one's) way out of (something)
marry (one's) way out of (something)
To escape some state or condition by marrying someone with the appropriate means or resources. She says she married for love, but I'm still convinced she just married her way out of bankruptcy. You aren't in love with her—you're just marrying your way out of loneliness!
See also: marry, of, out, way
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
marry one's way out of something
to get out of something, such as poverty, by marrying someone. She was able to marry her way out of poverty but regretted it in the long run. Sally married her way out of one unhappy home into another one.
See also: marry, of, out, way
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- be (like) a bird in a gilded cage
- appear to
- a change of heart
- (one) can whistle for it
- a mystery to (one)
- be (on) the wrong side of (an age)
- be on the right/wrong side of 40, 50, etc.
- a turn of phrase
- able to do
- able to do it