pop the question

Cultural  

1. 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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pop the question Idioms  

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

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Example Sentences

The ‘Go Crazy’ rapper popped the question to his girlfriend during a concert on Wednesday.

From Los Angeles Times

To pop the question he designed a homemade escape room, which is one of their favourite things to do together.

From BBC

One of the guys proposing to his partner took about two minutes to pop the question, according to Sheeran.

From Los Angeles Times

This time, he is set to pull our heart strings as he pops the question to his beloved Katie the Carrot.

From BBC

Kelce popped the question in his garden, surrounded by lavish flower arrangements, straight after the couple recorded an episode of his podcast in August.

From BBC