pop the question

Meaning

1. to ask sb to marry you

In the movies · 4

• And if I'd pop the questionZero Effect1998
• Anyhow, he popped the question. And Miss Avery. she said no.Howards End1992
• ...that he would have popped the question a long time ago.There's Something About Mary1998
• Now, look, Pop. Forget the questions. What you don't know won't hurt you.Key Largo1948

Learn it in full scenes

• There's Something About Mary1998
  • Ted Asks Mary to the Prom
  • Ted Asks Mary to the Prom
  • Ted Meets Mary's Family

From the same entry

• have a pop
• …a pop
• pop your clogs
• pop off
• pop on
• go pop