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.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Orianne	-	French
Isaac	IE-zək (English)	English, Jewish, Biblical, Biblical Latin
Agnetha	ahng-NE-tah (Swedish)	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Denis	['denis]
Masuma	-	Arabic
Rachel	RAY-chəl (English), ra-SHEL (French), RAH-khəl (Dutch)	English, Hebrew, French, German, Dutch, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek, Biblical Hebrew