What joking ways do you have around here of saying that a man is getting married? “He ________.”
| GOT HOOKED | 328 |
| GOT HITCHED | 93 |
| TOOK THE PLUNGE | 76 |
| NR | 73 |
| GOT CAUGHT | 61 |
| GOT HIMSELF A COOK | 29 |
| TIED THE KNOT | 23 |
| GOT TIED UP | 14 |
| BROKE HIS NECK | 13 |
| GOT HIMSELF A WIFE | 12 |
| GOT TIED | 11 |
| GOT HIMSELF A BOSS | 10 |
| GOT HIMSELF A HOUSEKEEPER | 10 |
| GOT MARRIED | 9 |
| HUNG HIMSELF | 9 |
| GOT ROPED IN | 8 |
| HE GOT HITCHED | 8 |
| TOOK A WIFE | 8 |
| LOST HIS FREEDOM | 7 |
| CAUGHT HER | 6 |
| GOT HOOKED UP | 6 |
| GOT SPLICED | 6 |
| FINALLY MADE IT | 5 |
| GAVE UP HIS FREEDOM | 5 |
| GOT A BOSS | 5 |
| GOT HIM A COOK | 5 |
| GOT TOOK | 5 |
| STEPPED IN IT | 5 |
| TOOK THE FATAL STEP | 5 |
| TOOK THE STEP | 5 |
| GOT A RING IN HIS NOSE | 4 |
| GOT HIM A HOUSEKEEPER | 4 |
| GOT ROPED | 4 |
| GOT TRAPPED | 4 |
| MADE IT | 4 |
| TOOK THE LEAP | 4 |
| BIT THE DUST | 3 |
| CUT HIS THROAT | 3 |
| FELL | 3 |
| FINALLY DID IT | 3 |
| GAVE UP | 3 |
| GOT A COOK | 3 |
| GOT HER | 3 |
| GOT HIM A BOSS | 3 |
| GOT HIMSELF A WOMAN | 3 |
| GOT IN TROUBLE | 3 |
| GOT MURDERED | 3 |
| GOT TAKEN IN | 3 |
| HAS TAKEN A GIRL TO RAISE | 3 |
| IS HOOKED | 3 |
| JUMPED THE BROOMSTICK | 3 |
| SIGNED HIS LIFE AWAY | 3 |
| TOOK THE BIG STEP | 3 |
| WENT OFF THE DEEP END | 3 |
| FINALLY GOT HER | 2 |
| GAVE UP HIS BACHELOR DAYS | 2 |
| GOT A BALL AND CHAIN | 2 |
| GOT A MEAL TICKET | 2 |
| GOT HIM A WIFE | 2 |
| GOT HIM AN OLD LADY | 2 |
| GOT HIMSELF A BRIDE | 2 |
| GOT HIMSELF TIED UP | 2 |
| GOT HITCHED UP | 2 |
| GOT SADDLED | 2 |
| GOT STUCK | 2 |
| GOT STUNG | 2 |
| GOT SUCKED IN | 2 |
| GOT TAKEN | 2 |
| GOT TIED DOWN | 2 |
| GOT WED | 2 |
| HANGED HIMSELF | 2 |
| HOOKED HER | 2 |
| IS A GONER | 2 |
| IS OUT OF CIRCULATION | 2 |
| MADE A BIG MISTAKE | 2 |
| MADE THE LEAP | 2 |
| MADE THE PLUNGE | 2 |
| MARRIED | 2 |
| PROPOSED | 2 |
| PUT A NOOSE AROUND HIS NECK | 2 |
| PUT HIS HEAD IN THE NOOSE | 2 |
| ROBBED THE CRADLE | 2 |
| ROPED HER IN | 2 |
| STEPPED OFF | 2 |
| TOOK ON A WIFE | 2 |
| TOOK THE BALL AND CHAIN | 2 |
| TOOK THE DIVE | 2 |
| TOOK THE FINAL STEP | 2 |
| UP AND DONE IT | 2 |
| WEDDED | 2 |
| WILL BE SORRY | 2 |
| ABOUT READY TO GET MARRIED | 1 |
| ACQUIRED A BALL AND CHAIN | 1 |
| AIN’T RIGHT IN HIS HEAD | 1 |
| ANOTHER BACHELOR BIT THE DUST | 1 |
| ANOTHER GOOD INDIAN GONE OVER THE HILL | 1 |
| ANOTHER GOOD MAN GONE WRONG | 1 |
| ASKING FOR PUNISHMENT | 1 |
| BROKE HIS LEG | 1 |
| BROKE OVER | 1 |
| CLAIMS A BRIDE | 1 |
| COMMITTED SUICIDE | 1 |
| COMMITTING SUICIDE | 1 |
| CUT THE CAKE | 1 |
| DECIDED TO HOOK UP | 1 |
| DECIDED TO RUN IN DOUBLE | 1 |
| DECIDED TO TAKE THE JUMP | 1 |
| DID THE DEED | 1 |
| DIDN’T GET AWAY | 1 |
| DOESN’T KNOW WHAT HE’S GOTTEN INTO | 1 |
| DONE GONE AND BROKE HIS NECK | 1 |
| DROVE HIS DUCKS TO MARKET | 1 |
| ENLISTED | 1 |
| FALLEN | 1 |
| FALLING OVERBOARD | 1 |
| FELL FOR HER | 1 |
| FELL FOR IT | 1 |
| FELL FOR THE BAIT | 1 |
| FELL INTO IT | 1 |
| FELL OFF THE DEAD END | 1 |
| FELL TOO | 1 |
| FINALLY FELL | 1 |
| FINALLY FOUND ONE HE COULD SLIP UP ON THE BLIND SIDE OF | 1 |
| FINALLY GAVE UP | 1 |
| FINALLY GOT BRANDED | 1 |
| FINALLY GOT HITCHED | 1 |
| FINALLY GOT MARRIED | 1 |
| FINALLY GOT SHORN | 1 |
| FINALLY HOOKED HER | 1 |
| FINALLY LANDED HER | 1 |
| FINALLY SURRENDERED | 1 |
| FINALLY TIED THE KNOT | 1 |
| FINALLY TOOK THE PLUNGE | 1 |
| FIXING TO TIE THE KNOT | 1 |
| FLEW THE COOP | 1 |
| FOUND HIM A HOUSEKEEPER | 1 |
| FOUND HIMSELF A WOMAN | 1 |
| GAVE AWAY HIS INDEPENDENCE | 1 |
| GAVE UP AND GOT MARRIED | 1 |
| GET HITCHED | 1 |
| GETS HOOKED | 1 |
| GIVE UP HIS SINGLE BLESSEDNESS | 1 |
| GONE CRAZY | 1 |
| GONE MARRIED | 1 |
| GONE OFF THE DEEP END | 1 |
| GONNA GET TIED UP TO | 1 |
| GOT A BABY | 1 |
| GOT A BACK LOG | 1 |
| GOT A BOSS NOW | 1 |
| GOT A HOME | 1 |
| GOT A HOUSEWIFE | 1 |
| GOT A NEW BAKER | 1 |
| GOT A NEW BOSS | 1 |
| GOT A NEW LAUNDRESS | 1 |
| GOT A NOOSE AROUND HIS NECK | 1 |
| GOT A RING THROUGH HIS NOSE | 1 |
| GOT A WIFE | 1 |
| GOT AN EXTRA RIB | 1 |
| GOT CAUGHT IN A TRAP | 1 |
| GOT CHAINED | 1 |
| GOT CHOKED | 1 |
| GOT CORNERED | 1 |
| GOT DRUG TO THE ALTAR | 1 |
| GOT GRABBED | 1 |
| GOT HALTER-BROKE | 1 |
| GOT HIM | 1 |
| GOT HIM A BALL AND CHAIN | 1 |
| GOT HIM A JEW LACKY | 1 |
| GOT HIM A RIB | 1 |
| GOT HIM A ROOMMATE | 1 |
| GOT HIM A WOMAN | 1 |
| GOT HIM AN OLD HER | 1 |
| GOT HIM HOOKED | 1 |
| GOT HIMSELF A COMPANION | 1 |
| GOT HIMSELF A COOK AND HOUSEKEEPER | 1 |
| GOT HIMSELF A GOOD BARGAIN | 1 |
| GOT HIMSELF A GOOD WOMAN | 1 |
| GOT HIMSELF A HELPMATE | 1 |
| GOT HIMSELF A HOUSEWIFE | 1 |
| GOT HIMSELF A PARDNER | 1 |
| GOT HIMSELF A STONE AROUND HIS NECK | 1 |
| GOT HIMSELF A WASHWOMAN | 1 |
| GOT HIMSELF CAUGHT | 1 |
| GOT HIMSELF HARNESSED | 1 |
| GOT HIMSELF HITCHED | 1 |
| GOT HIMSELF HITCHED UP | 1 |
| GOT HIMSELF OUT OF CIRCULATION | 1 |
| GOT HIMSELF TIED | 1 |
| GOT HIMSELF TIED TO A BALL AND CHAIN | 1 |
| GOT HIS | 1 |
| GOT HIS MATE | 1 |
| GOT HIS NECK BROKE | 1 |
| GOT HISSELF TIED UP | 1 |
| GOT HUNG | 1 |
| GOT IN DOUBLE HARNESS | 1 |
| GOT JAILED FOR LIFE | 1 |
| GOT LASSOED | 1 |
| GOT MARRIED AT LAST | 1 |
| GOT MESSED UP | 1 |
| GOT OFF | 1 |
| GOT ROOKED IN | 1 |
| GOT SENTENCED FOR LIFE | 1 |
| GOT SHACKLED | 1 |
| GOT SHOT DOWN | 1 |
| GOT STRUNG | 1 |
| GOT SUCKERED | 1 |
| GOT SUCKERED IN | 1 |
| GOT TAPPED | 1 |
| GOT THE BEST OF THE BARGAIN | 1 |
| GOT THE NOOSE AROUND HIS NECK | 1 |
| GOT THE SHACKLES ON HIM | 1 |
| GOT THE WRONG WOMAN | 1 |
| GOT TIED DOWN FOR THE REST OF HIS LIFE | 1 |
| GOT TIED UP WITH HER | 1 |
| GOT TRAPPED INTO IT | 1 |
| GOT TROUBLE | 1 |
| HAS A BALL AND CHAIN NOW | 1 |
| HAS FALLEN AT LAST | 1 |
| HAS GOT A BALL AND CHAIN | 1 |
| HAS GOT THE RING IN HIS NOSE | 1 |
| HAS HAD IT | 1 |
| HAS TAKEN A BABY TO RAISE | 1 |
| HAS TIED UP WITH HER | 1 |
| HIS BACHELOR DAYS ARE OVER | 1 |
| HITS THE DUST | 1 |
| HUNG HISSELF | 1 |
| IS A BENEDICT | 1 |
| IS A GOOD MAN GONE WRONG | 1 |
| IS A LOSER NOW | 1 |
| IS A POOR FELLOW | 1 |
| IS A SUCKER | 1 |
| IS ABOUT TO GO DOWN | 1 |
| IS ANOTHER SUCKER CAUGHT | 1 |
| IS CHAINED | 1 |
| IS CRAZY | 1 |
| IS FIXING TO GET HITCHED | 1 |
| IS GETTING HOOKED | 1 |
| IS GOING TO SETTLE DOWN | 1 |
| IS GONNA TAKE ON A PARTNER | 1 |
| IS LOSING HIS FREEDOM | 1 |
| IS MAKING A FOOD CATCH | 1 |
| IS OFF THE MARKET | 1 |
| IS ON THE HOOK | 1 |
| IS ONE OF THE ONES BORN EVERY MINUTE | 1 |
| IS PAST COURTING HER | 1 |
| IS READY TO SETTLE DOWN | 1 |
| IS STICKING HIS NECK OUT | 1 |
| JOINED THE CLUB | 1 |
| JOINED UP | 1 |
| JUMPED A BROOMSTICK | 1 |
| JUMPED IN THE FRYING PAN | 1 |
| JUMPED OFF THE BRIDGE | 1 |
| JUMPED OFF THE DEEP END | 1 |
| JUMPED OVER A BROOMSTICK | 1 |
| JUMPED OVER THE DOORSTEP | 1 |
| JUMPED OVER THE HOOP | 1 |
| JUMPED OVER THE TRACES | 1 |
| JUMPED OVERBOARD | 1 |
| JUMPED THE BROOM | 1 |
| JUMPED THE BUCKET | 1 |
| KICKED THE BUCKET | 1 |
| LASSOED | 1 |
| LASSOED HER | 1 |
| LATCHED ONTO ONE | 1 |
| LOOKING FOR A HOUSEKEEP | 1 |
| LOST | 1 |
| LOST ALL OF HIS FREEDOM | 1 |
| LOST HIS HOME | 1 |
| LOST HIS LIBERTY | 1 |
| LOST HIS LIBERTY NOW | 1 |
| LOST HIS MIND | 1 |
| MADE A FOOL OF HIMSELF | 1 |
| MADE A MISTAKE | 1 |
| MARRIED A COOK | 1 |
| MARRIED THE GAL | 1 |
| MARRIED UP | 1 |
| MESSED UP | 1 |
| NEEDLES AND PINS…WHEN A MAN MARRIES HIS TROUBLES BEGIN | 1 |
| PLUNGED IN | 1 |
| POPPED THE QUESTION | 1 |
| PUT HIS HEAD IN A NOOSE | 1 |
| PUT HIS NOSE TO THE GRINDSTONE | 1 |
| PUT ON THE BALL AND CHAIN | 1 |
| PUT ON THE NOSE RING | 1 |
| PUT THE ROPE AROUND HIS NECK | 1 |
| REALLY ASKED FOR IT | 1 |
| RELIEVED HER FATHER | 1 |
| RING THROUGH HIS NOSE | 1 |
| SAID HIS I DO’S | 1 |
| SHE HOOKED HIM IN | 1 |
| SIGNED HIS DEATH WARRANT | 1 |
| SIGNED HIS FINISH | 1 |
| SIGNED UP | 1 |
| SLIPPED | 1 |
| SNATCHED HER | 1 |
| SOLD OUT | 1 |
| STARTED HIM A FAMILY | 1 |
| STEP OFF | 1 |
| STEPPED IN HIS GRAVE | 1 |
| STUCK HIS FOOT IN IT | 1 |
| STUCK HIS HEAD IN THE NOOSE | 1 |
| STUCK HIS NECK OUT | 1 |
| STUMBLED | 1 |
| SUCCUMBED TO HER CHARMS | 1 |
| “TAKEN ON A COOK, AN OLD LADY” | 1 |
| TAKING ON A BALL AND CHAIN | 1 |
| THERE’S ANOTHER FOOL | 1 |
| THREW IN THE SPONGE | 1 |
| TIE UP HESELF IN KNOT | 1 |
| TIED HIMSELF DOWN | 1 |
| TIED HIMSELF UP FOR LIFE | 1 |
| TIED THE RIBBONS | 1 |
| TIED THE ROPE | 1 |
| TIED UP | 1 |
| TOOK A BRIDE | 1 |
| TOOK A FATAL STEP | 1 |
| TOOK HER OUT OF CIRCULATION | 1 |
| TOOK HIM A PARDNER | 1 |
| TOOK HIM A WIFE | 1 |
| TOOK HIMSELF A HELPMATE | 1 |
| TOOK HOME A WIFE | 1 |
| TOOK ON A BALL AND CHAIN | 1 |
| TOOK ON A COOK | 1 |
| TOOK ON A DOUBLE HARNESS | 1 |
| TOOK ON A GAL | 1 |
| TOOK ON THE BALL AND CHAIN | 1 |
| TOOK RESPONSIBILTY | 1 |
| TOOK THE BIG LEAP | 1 |
| TOOK THE CHANCE | 1 |
| TOOK THE FATAL LEAP | 1 |
| TOOK THE JUMP | 1 |
| TOOK TO HIMSELF A WIFE | 1 |
| TOOK UPON A WIFE | 1 |
| TRY IT | 1 |
| UP AND DID IT | 1 |
| WAS CAUGHT | 1 |
| WAS LED TO THE ALTAR | 1 |
| WAS MARRIED | 1 |
| WAS MOWED DOWN | 1 |
| WAS ROPED DOWN | 1 |
| WAS ROPED IN | 1 |
| WAS SNAGGED | 1 |
| WAS TAKEN | 1 |
| WAS TALKING WHEN HE SHOULD HAVE BEEN LISTENING | 1 |
| WENT MARRIED | 1 |
| WENT OUT OF HIS MIND | 1 |
| WENT OVERBOARD | 1 |
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