tie the knot 結(jié)婚
例:My mother really wants grandchildren so she keeps trying to get my brother and his girlfriend to tie the knot. 我的母親真的很想抱孫子,因此她用各種方法讓我的哥哥和他的女友結(jié)婚.
例:A: Hey.Jack, are you and Jill going to tie the knot soon?
嗨,Jack, 你是不是馬上要與Jill結(jié)婚了?
B:No way! I've only know her for one month.
怎么可能,我只認識她一個月.