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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.”
Idioms and Phrases
Propose marriage, as in He picked Valentine's Day to pop the question . [Early 1700s]Example Sentences
Eric, wearing a black suit, gets down on one knee and pops the question.
The first Love is Blind UK contestant to pop the question said he had "no regrets" about taking part.
The British actor proposed to the “Supergirl” star in January while they were celebrating her birthday in Gstaad, Switzerland, popping the question on the snowy suspension bridge Peak Walk.
Sarah and Daniel from Leytonstone were enjoying the Up at The O2 attraction, which allows people to walk on the roof of the arena, when Sarah surprised him with a ring and popped the question.
Pippen also weighed in on the engagement talk, telling People in December that she trusted Jordan would pull off a special moment to pop the question.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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