English, baby!

tie the knot

Date: Apr 03 2008

Quote

1. Quote - Listen to the quote and guess what the slang means.

“Angie and I will consider tying the knot when everyone else in the country who wants to be married is legally able.”

- Actor Brad Pitt on his future marriage to Angelina Jolie. (Esquire Magazine)

Definition

1. Definition - Study the definition.

get married

2. Use - Learn how the slang is used.

When you tie two pieces of rope together in a knot, they become one piece of rope. And that’s the idea with marriage, too: two people become one.
Tying the knot in English means to get married. And marriage is like being tied together with a knot, making your lives into one life. Married people are joined together, bound by the promises they made to each other and some higher power.

Still, not everyone is ready or able to tie the knot. Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have been in love for quite a while. They even have kids together. But they are waiting to get married until same-sex marriages are legal in the US. They might want to tie the knot, but they are waiting because of political reasons.

What are some idioms for marriage in your country?

Examples

1. Examples - Hear some example sentences.

“I’m about to tie the knot. Matt and I are going to get married.”

“They met, fell in love, and less than a year later, they tied the knot.”

“We’ve been dating for seven years. Do you think it’s time for us to tie the knot?”

Winners

1. Winners - See who guessed the slang definition correctly.

	the action of marriage by sweet monaliza
	getting married. by oceangirl05
	TYING THE KNOT means to get married.. by owendavis33
	Tying the knot means ,i think ,that you and someone else will get married by Jack1987
	Tying the knot means marriage. by Leia_14
	Tying the knot means simple getting married. by sunny4711
	getting married by dizzygirl
	get married by Amir_Pink
	get married, be wed Example: They decided to tie the knot after seeing each other for over three years. by Jahangir
	to get marry, to get compromised with someone by martha ble
	get married by nad1a
	getting married by Unlucky
	ged married legaly..sign the papers... by hight
	to perform a marriage ceremony by hoada838
	To get married, to join in marriage by Julietta_Mza
	Means To get marry! by curious_kimia
	they will be married by wutevv
	get married. by Eydo
	getting married. by senior electronics engineer
	tying the knot means getting married by persistence910
	getting married by monik1808
	register to get married legally. by sandyflorafairy
	I think tie the knot means to get married. by Kelly588
	It simply means 'to marry'. by Val Bevaria
	get married. by haitham.mohammad
	"when two person decide to marry together" means tying the knot. by Mohammad_A
	Tie the knot means getting oficially married! by l monik
	getting married ( to each other ) by mouna
	It means like getting married. XD! by Cayra
	tying the knot= getting married by feli7
	to get married by Ggabo
	get married, settle down by Luichi
	get married by Big baby
	getting married by schytrierz
	get married by lizzie1987
	to get married by Fofi
	marriage by peanut14
	to be married by Stone Chen
	to get married by lostaside
	get married by igalis
	to tie the knot means to get married, to tie the knot of relationship and love so that no one will be able to escape ;) there is also very nice opposite expression - to escape the noose :) by Pavlionka
	To get married by kaushalyats
	To get married by Bossy16