One Idiom One Day: Be an item
Variants:
* become an item
* are an item
* been an item
* being an item
John and Sue are frequently seen together nowadays. Are they an item?
be involved in a romantic relationship
One meaning for "an item" is a "romantically involved couple," according to "Random House Historical Dictionary of American Slang, Volume 1, H-O" by J.E. Lighter, Random House, New York, 1994. It’s thought it has to do with a new couple being an item or topic of conversation. People talk about them.
E.g., They met at a club and almost immediately became an item. Last week they decided to get married. Everything happened in a rush for them.
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