It's true I've only known him for six months and I know you're thinking 'marry in haste, repent at leisure' but I'm telling you, he's the man for me.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
marry in haste, repent at leisure — ► marry in haste, repent at leisure proverb those who rush impetuously into marriage may spend a long time regretting doing so. Main Entry: ↑marry … English terms dictionary
marry in haste(, repent at leisure) — marry in ˈhaste (, repent at ˈleisure) idiom (saying) people who marry quickly, without really getting to know each other, may discover later that they have made a mistake Main entry: ↑marryidiom … Useful english dictionary
marry in haste, repent at leisure — proverb those who rush impetuously into marriage may spend a long time regretting having done so … Useful english dictionary
marry in haste and repent at leisure — This formula can be applied to rash steps other than marriage: e.g. 1998 Spectator 10 Jan. 6 All modern governments legislate in haste and repent at leisure. A frequent recent variant is act in haste, repent at leisure: e.g. 1998 Times 26 Jan. 21 … Proverbs new dictionary
marry — ► VERB (marries, married) 1) take as one s wife or husband in marriage. 2) join (two people) in marriage. 3) (marry into) become a member of (a family) by marriage. 4) join together; combine harmoniously. ● … English terms dictionary
haste — n Haste, hurry, speed, expedition, dispatch are comparable when meaning quickness or swiftness in movement or in action. Haste implies quickness or swiftness in persons rather than in machines, vehicles, or methods of transportation; thus, a… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
haste — see haste is from the devil more haste, less speed haste makes waste make haste slowly marry in haste and repent at leisure nothing should be done in haste but gripping a flea … Proverbs new dictionary
marry — see never marry for money, but marry where money is marry in haste and repent at leisure marry in May, rue for aye better to marry than to burn a young man married is a young man marred … Proverbs new dictionary
leisure — see the busiest men have the most leisure idle people have the least leisure there is luck in leisure marry in haste and repent at leisure … Proverbs new dictionary
repent — see marry in haste and repent at leisure … Proverbs new dictionary
