marriage

a marriage made in heaven and a match made in heaven

a happy or harmonious marriage or partnership. (See also .) The partnership of George and Ira Gershwin was a match made in heaven; they wrote such beautiful songs.

See also: heaven, made

Dream of a funeral and you hear of a marriage. and Dream of a funeral and you hear of a wedding.

Prov. If you dream that a person has died, you will learn that person is to be married. Alan: I had a dream last night that my sister was killed. Jane: Dream of a funeral and you hear of a marriage.

See also: and, dream, funeral, hear

Marriages are made in heaven.

Prov. You cannot foretell who will marry whom.; Two people may love each other very much but may end up not marrying each other, and two people who do not even know each other may marry each other in the end. Tom and Eliza were childhood sweethearts, had a happy family, and now are celebrating their fiftieth wedding anniversary. Marriages are made in heaven.

See also: heaven, made

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a marriage/match made in heaven 

1. a marriage which is likely to be happy and successful because the two people are very well suited to each other Jane and Pete had exactly the same likes and interests - it was a marriage made in heaven.

2. a combination of two things or two people which is very successful Strawberries and cream are a marriage made in heaven.

See move heaven and earth, God help

See also: heaven, made

a shotgun wedding  (British, American & Australian old-fashioned) also a shotgun marriage (American old-fashioned)

a marriage that is arranged very quickly because the woman is going to have a baby After a shotgun wedding at 20, she had 3 children before divorcing from her husband.

See also: shotgun, wedding

an open marriage

a marriage in which the partners are free to have sexual relationships with other people We have an open marriage, but I never tell my husband about my other lovers.

See also: open

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a marriage made in heaven

a perfect combination of two people or things a match made in heaven He calls the deal between the two companies a marriage made in heaven.

See also: heaven, made