be the marrying kind



not be the marrying kind

  (humorous)
if a man is not the marrying kind, he does not want to be married
Usage notes: People sometimes use this phrase to mean that the man is homosexual (= sexually attracted to other men).
George has had several girlfriends, but he's not the marrying kind.
See also: kind, marry

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Drummond['drʌmənd]
Frang-Scottish
Margarethamahr-gah-RE-tah (German)Dutch, German
Israhel-Biblical Latin
Ranulph-Scottish
Errol['erəl]