marry (redirected from marrying into)

not be the marrying kind (humorous)

if a man is not the marrying kind, he does not want to be married. George has had several girlfriends, but he's not the marrying kind.

See also: kind

marry beneath your station (old-fashioned)

to marry someone who belongs to a lower social class than you. Her father, who felt that she had married beneath her station, refused to speak to her.

See also: station

Marry in haste, repent at leisure. (old-fashioned)

something that you say which means if you marry someone too soon, without knowing for certain that they are the right person for you, you will have an unhappy marriage. It's true I've only known him for six months and I know you're thinking 'marry in haste, repent at leisure' but I'm telling you, he's the man for me.

See also: leisure