idiom · informal
tie the knot
UK/taɪ ðə nɒt/US/taɪ ðə nɑt/tie·the·KNOT
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to get married
Examples
“They decided to tie the knot after six years together.”
“We're thinking of tying the knot next summer.”
“After dating for a long time, they finally tied the knot.”
Band 8 sentence
“After years of uncertainty about their future, they finally decided to tie the knot in a quiet family ceremony.”
Collocations
- tie the knot with someone
- finally tie the knot
Word family
tie the knot / ties the knot / tied the knot / tying the knot verb phrase
Common mistakes
I married with him last year.→I married him last year.
We tie the knot last month.→We tied the knot last month.
Say it for a higher band
5get married→6get married→7+tie the knot
Synonyms
get married
Easily confused
get married
“They got married in a small ceremony at the registry office.”
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