wife up

casarse con, tomar por esposa

Casarse con una mujer, especialmente con una novia con quien se lleva tiempo.

En inglés sencillo: To marry a woman, especially a girlfriend you have been with for some time.

• He wants to wife up his girlfriend.
• They’ve been together for years, and he finally wifed her up.
• Are you planning to wife her up?

Cómo se usa: wife someone up (He plans to wife his girlfriend up next summer.)

Sinónimos: marry, wed

Expresiones frecuentes: wife up someone, wife up soon

estar dominado por su pareja

Dedicar tanto tiempo a la esposa o novia que se descuida a los amigos o se obedece a ella.

En inglés sencillo: To spend so much time with your wife or girlfriend that you neglect friends or follow her wishes.

• He’s wifed up these days.
• Since he wifed up, we hardly see him at weekends.
• Have you wifed up, or will you join us tonight?

Sinónimos: be under her thumb

Expresiones frecuentes: wife up completely, wife up again