Question of the Day #883

Since then, Romeo, the second eldest Beckham brother, has announced that he feels ready to pop the question to his girlfriend Mia Regan, at the ripe old age of… 19.

From the 2nd paragraph of this article at Metro.co.uk.

  上記の文で、pop the questionの意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "pop the question" mean?

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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、

〔男が女に〕結婚を申し込む、プロポーズする◆【直訳】「結婚してくれないか？」という（重大な）質問をする

   

Answer

According to The Free Dictionary:

To ask someone to marry one.

   

Examples

• I'm planning on popping the question just before the fireworks start.
• He popped the question in a text message? That's the worst proposal I've ever heard of.
• So did he pop the question, then?
• Stuart got serious quickly and popped the question six months later.
• A new service for prospective husbands promises to conjure up the most romantic scenarios to pop the question and provide the ring. - Times, Sunday Times (2006)

   

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