- carry someone over the threshold
- to carry the woman who you have just married through the door of your home
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carry someone over the threshold — phrase to carry the woman who you have just married through the door of your home Thesaurus: engagements and weddingshyponym to get, or to be marriedsynonym Main entry: threshold … Useful english dictionary
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