marry off



marry someone off (to someone)

to manage to get someone married to someone and out of the house or family. Her parents wanted nothing more than to marry her off to a doctor. They married off their children soon.
See also: marry, off

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Christinkris-TEEN (Swedish, German)Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German
TimonTIE-mən (English), TEE-mawn (Dutch)Ancient Greek, Biblical, Biblical Greek, Biblical Latin, Dutch
MelMELEnglish
Katsuroukah-tsoo-ṙo:Japanese
Mykhailo-Ukrainian
Afanasiyah-fah-NAH-seeRussian