pop the question
To “pop the question” is to propose marriage: “They have been going out for so long; I wonder when he'll pop the question.”
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Words nearby pop the question
pop-shop, Popsicle, popster, popstrel, popsy, pop the question, pop-top, populace, popular, popular culture, popular etymology
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Idioms and Phrases with pop the question
pop the question
Propose marriage, as in He picked Valentine's Day to pop the question. [Early 1700s]
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