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stand on ceremonyTo act in a formal, ceremonious or overly polite manner.Rate it:

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equal marriageUsed other than as an idiom: see equal, marriage.Rate it:

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equal marriageMarriage equality; the acceptance of same-sex as well as heterosexual marriages.Rate it:

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the marriage sank into prosinessMarriage was dull, uneventfulRate it:

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white marriageAn unconsummated marriage.Rate it:

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Better HalfPartner in a lawful marriageRate it:

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speak now or forever hold your peaceSay something now, if you want to object, or don't ever say anything about it; most commonly said at weddings before the person performing the ceremony pronounces the couple man and wife.Rate it:

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become one fleshTo join together in marriage; to develop a unifying bond as a result of marrying.Rate it:

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bones to the late comersIf you are invited to a party (marriage /dinner /lunch) and you happen to reach there late, only the bones that are left by the people who arrived earlier than you, will be waiting for you.Rate it:

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the fucking you get isn't worth the fucking you get(vulgar) The sexual satisfactions that one receives from a spouse or romantic partner are not sufficient to compensate for the significant periods of bad faith and unpleasant treatment which such relationships routinely involve.1971, Allen Churchill, The Literary Decade, ISBN 9780135375228:Years later she expressed her disillusionment with sex by saying, "The fucking you get isn't worth the fucking you get."1999, Ben Sonnenberg, Lost Property: Memoirs and Confessions of a Bad Boy, ISBN 9781582430454, p. 93:Maitland got drunk at his parties and threw his arm around you and pulled you over to his wife and made you look down her dress, saying, "The trouble with marriage is that the fucking you get isn't worth the fucking you get."2008, Joseph Heywood, Blue Wolf In Green Fire, ISBN 9781599213590, p. 63:"I can't believe a little pussy got me into dis mess." "Shit happens," Service said. "Sometimes the fucking you get isn't worth the fucking you get."Rate it:

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fruit of the unionA child, especially from a marriage or similar union.Rate it:

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play aroundTo engage in sexual practices outside of marriage.Rate it:

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à la bonne franquetteIn a homely manner, without ceremony.Rate it:

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aller au devant de quelqu'un avec la croix et la bannièreTo receive any one with great fuss and ceremony (often used ironically).Rate it:

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arriver en trois bateauxTo come with great fuss, in great state, with unnecessary ceremony.Rate it:

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await prince charmingFemales who seem not interested in the company of men and possible marriage offer many reasons, explanations, excuses and apologies.Rate it:

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far be itPewtey in Marriage Guidance Counselor from And Now For Something Completely Different.Rate it:

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filiam alicui in matrimonio or in matrimonium collocare or simply filiam alicui collocareto give one's daughter in marriage to some-one.Rate it:

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filiam alicui in matrimonium dareto give one's daughter in marriage to some-one.Rate it:

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filiam alicui nuptum dareto give one's daughter in marriage to some-one.Rate it:

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I doA traditional phrase said upon acceptance of marriage.Rate it:

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in lawrelations by marriageRate it:

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in statewith pomp and ceremony.Rate it:

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kin folkrelatives; people one is related to by blood or marriageRate it:

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marry in haste, repent at leisureGetting married too soon will lead to a bad marriage.Rate it:

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marry methe shortest form of marriage proposalRate it:

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match made in heavenA marriage that is likely to be happy and successful because the two people are very compatible with each other.Rate it:

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match made in hellA marriage that is likely to be unhappy or abusive and unsuccessful because the two people are very incompatible with each other.Rate it:

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ne vous gênez pas!Do not stand upon ceremony! Make yourself at home! Don’t mind me!Rate it:

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nuptias conciliare (Nep. Att. 5. 3)to arrange a marriage.Rate it:

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nuptias parareto make preparations for a marriage.Rate it:

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one fleshTwo people united by marriage.Rate it:

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pass outTo graduate, usually marked by the ceremony at the end of their training.Rate it:

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pop the questionTo propose marriage.Rate it:

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recevoir quelqu'un à la bonne franquetteTo treat a person without ceremony.Rate it:

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sans façonWithout ceremony, without fuss.Rate it:

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stand up withIn a wedding ceremony, to serve as best man or as maid of honor or as an official witness for (someone).Rate it:

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un billet de faire partA letter by which a birth, marriage, or death is made known to friends.Rate it:

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wait onTo attend; to go to see; to visit on business or for ceremony.Rate it:

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walk the lineTo participate in the procession at a graduation ceremony; to graduate.Rate it:

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will you marry meUsed to propose marriage to someoneRate it:

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work spouseA man or woman in the workplace with whom one shares a special relationship having bonds similar to those of a marriage: special confidences, loyalties, shared jokes and experiences, and unusual degree of honesty or openness.Rate it:

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