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

The Grammy-nominated “Call Me Maybe” pop star and her husband, music producer Cole M.G.N., welcomed their first child together months after tying the knot last fall.

From Los Angeles Times

Asked about rumours they had tied the knot, she joked: "Really? I haven't seen any of them".

From BBC

Nevertheless, after talking it over with Willa, the two tie the knot anyway, allocating the appropriate level of importance to his absentee father’s demise.

From Salon

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

From BBC

And, Swift even admitted that tying the knot didn’t cross her mind before she met Kelce, confessing in her hit “Eldest Daughter” that she “didn’t believe in marriage.”

From MarketWatch