tie the knot

Idioms  

1. Get married; also, perform a marriage ceremony. For example, So when are you two going to tie the knot? or They asked their friend, who is a judge, to tie the knot. [Early 1700s]

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Example Sentences

Malcolm Day and Sarah Brooks are due to tie the knot in September after meeting on holiday in Blackpool in June 2024.

From BBC • Feb. 16, 2026

Insiders told the outlet that Swift and Kelce have wanted to tie the knot at the Rhode Island venue, which is just steps away from the singer’s Rhode Island home, for quite some time.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 8, 2025

Holmes and Amy Robach, the former “Good Morning America” co-anchors who were embroiled in a cheating scandal in late 2022, are ready to tie the knot.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 14, 2025

The couple, who are both 20 and started dating four years ago, want to move in together before planning a wedding and are in no rush to tie the knot.

From BBC • Jun. 19, 2024

He rowed hard the last stretch—he didn’t want to show how tired he really was—but when Willis threw out the line and Turner could hardly tie the knot, he figured Willis would know.

From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt