phrasal verb

Marry up

Rank #1305Letter MInseparable

2Sections

Match, correspond

Meanings

  • Match, correspond (intransitive, International English)
  • they're the same (separable [optional], International English)
  • Marry someone from a higher social class or level (intransitive, International English)

Examples

  • The two lists did not MARRY UP.Join together or compare to see if
  • We MARRIED UP the lists so that we all had the same names.
  • He tried to meet a rich woman so that he could MARRY UP.

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