idiom · informal
pop the question
UK/pɒp ðə ˈkwes.tʃən/US/pɑːp ðə ˈkwes.tʃən/pop the QUES·tion
speakingtask2
to propose marriage to someone
Examples
“He planned a picnic to pop the question at sunset.”
“She couldn't believe he popped the question so soon.”
“When are you going to pop the question?”
Band 8 sentence
“He decided to pop the question during their holiday, wanting to make the moment unforgettable.”
Collocations
- pop the question to someone
- pop the question during a holiday
Word family
pop the question idiompopped the question phrasal verb (past)
Common mistakes
He popped the question her.→He popped the question to her.
He pop the question yesterday.→He popped the question yesterday.
Say it for a higher band
5propose→6ask someone to marry you→7+pop the question
Synonyms
propose
Easily confused
tie the knot
“They tied the knot in a small ceremony last month.”
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