One Idiom One Day: Pop the question
I heard you had a special date with him yesterday; so did he pop the question, then?
propose marriage to someone; ask someone to marry you
This phrase has been used since 1725, but with other meanings related to asking about something important. The specific sense of proposing marriage has been used since 1826.
E.g., The setting was perfect, and she waited expectantly for him to pop the question then, but when he didn’t, she was really disappointed.
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