pop the question

To ask someone to marry one. I'm planning on popping the question just before the fireworks start. He popped the question in a text message? That's the worst proposal I've ever heard of.

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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

pop the question

[for a man] to ask a woman to marry him. (Could also be used by a woman asking a man.) She waited for years for him to pop the question. Finally she popped the question.

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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

pop the question

Propose marriage, as in He picked Valentine's Day to pop the question. [Early 1700s]

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.

pop the question

INFORMAL

If you pop the question, you ask someone to marry you. Stuart got serious quickly and popped the question six months later.

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Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.

pop the question

propose marriage. British informal

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Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

pop the ˈquestion

(informal) ask somebody to marry you: Where were you when he popped the question?

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Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

pop the question

tv. [for a man] to ask a woman to marry him. (Could also be used by a woman asking a man.) She waited for years for him to pop the question.

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McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions

pop the question

Informal

To propose marriage.

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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.

pop the question, to

To propose marriage. The transfer of pop, meaning “to explode,” to the idea of blurting out a proposal, seems like a slangy modernism but actually dates from the eighteenth century. Samuel Richardson used it in his novel Sir Charles Grandison (1753): “Afraid he would now, and now and now, pop the question; which he had not the courage to put.”

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Tips for the big question She said: "I'm sure the pop the question balloons will help increase the confidence of women planning to take advantage of this special leap year. Go on, pop that special question But the ring was stolen during a burglary at their home in Pelton on Christmas Eve, forcing Jason to pop the question as they gave police statements in the back of a police van. ...and other romantic proposals we know of AS it is a Leap Year, women have the chance to break with tradition, get down on one knee and pop the question on February 29. Ready to leap in at meal? Mr Phillips had hoped to pop the question to longterm girlfriend Autumn Kelly in a romantic balloon ride as they soared over their country home near Stroud, Gloucestershire. The World Today: Royal proposal 'We had talked about getting engaged but I did not know when he was going to pop the question. 'All our friends and family were in the audience and it was a big surprise for them too. Vee have vays of making you say ya.. The Irish rogue, played by former Boyzone star Keith Duffy, accompanies Sunita to Peter and Shelley's wedding - then takes the opportunity to pop the question himself. TV'S BIG QUESTION Friends, family and scores of shoppers watched as Mark got down on one knee to pop the question. TILL DEATH DO US PART; Tesco checkout girl Yasmin is going up the aisle after Mark proposes at her work; EXCLUSIVE Kimberley Watson, from Howdon in North Tyneside, decided to the pop the question to partner Gareth Downey at Blue Reef Aquarium, in Tynemouth, North Shields, because she wanted to do something different from the traditional marriage proposal. Proposal in the tunnel of love; Woman pops the question in aquarium stunt Seeing as this month is all about Valentine's Day and leap year proposals, what better time is there to pop the question. From traditional proposals and elaborate expressions of love to something out of the ordinary, here are a few wonderful ways to get the woman of your dreams to say yes: Take her out for a meal at her favourite restaurant and propose over a glass of champagne, or ask the waiters for their help to write 'will you marry me?' in chocolate sauce on her dessert plate! Pop the question in 2012, a leap year LOVE is the air for sport's most famous couple, Rory McIlroy and Caroline Wozniacki - but will the top golfer pop the question today? McIlroy 'to putt a ring on Caroline' Matt Buckingham, the pub's landlord, wants to hear from any woman who will be taking advantage of the day to pop the question, and he has designed the spoon to help her. Pub will help girls pop the question Simeon said: "I decided to pop the question in a way we would never forget." Deeply in love
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