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
Dinesh	-	Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Gujarati, Bengali, Punjabi, Nepali
Hartmann	HAHRT-mahn	German
Garry	['gæri]
Amandeep	-	Indian (Sikh)
Kian (2)	-	English (Modern)
Pompey	PAHM-pee (English)	History