marry above (oneself)
To marry someone who is of a higher social class or standing than oneself. A: "I hear that the local fishmonger's daughter is betrothed to a rich foreign lawyer!" B: "My word, she's certainly marrying above herself, isn't she?" For all the talk that social classes have been wiped away in recent years, you will still find people who believe one can't or shouldn't marry above oneself.
marry above oneself
Fig. to marry someone in a higher social class than oneself. They say she married above herself, but who cares? Scott thought it would not be possible to marry above himself.
- put in (one's) twopence (worth)
- put in (one's) two pennies (worth)
- put in (one's) two penn'orth
- put in (one's) two pennyworth
- put in one's way
- put in order
- put in our head
- put in our place
- put in our places
- put in our tuppence
- put in our tuppence worth
- put in our two cents
- put in our two cents' worth
- put in our twopence
- put in our twopence worth
- put in our two pennies
- put in our two pennies worth
- put in our two penn'orth
- put in our two pennyworth
- put in perspective
- put in place
- put in power
- put in practice
- put in print
- put in quotes
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