Preview（腕試し）

Wally: Did you hear the good news about Hiroshi and Yumiko?

Noriko: No, what happened?

Wally: Well, they had been dating for a long time, but it seemed that Hiroshi didn't want to get married until he found a good job.

Noriko: Did he finally find one?

Wally: Yeah--he found a stable job he really likes, so he and Yumiko have decided to tie the knot.

Hiroshi and Yumiko are going to:

A. tie their shoelaces

B. get married

C. put on a necktie

D. tie one on

Quick Glossary （用語辞典）

stable = 安定した

Explanation （説明）

This is a casual expression that means get married. It's an easy one to remember, I think, as the literal meaning of this idiom is very close in meaning to the Japanese word 結ぶ--the kanji for that verb is found in the noun for marriage（結婚).

Examples（例文）

Hiroshi and Yumiko dated for a very long time, but they finally tied the knot last week.

It seems that some men intend to marry but never actually tie the knot.

Exercises （練習）

Type the appropriate form of "tie the knot" in the box.

1. Did you hear that Henry and Henrietta are going to next year?

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2. Linus didn't like Sally when they were children, but they dated while in university and finally last year.

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