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marriage of convenience

noun

  1. marriage entered into for a personal or family advantage, as for social, political, or economic reasons, usually without love and sometimes without the expectation of sexual relations.


marriage of convenience

noun

  1. a marriage based on expediency rather than on love
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of marriage of convenience1

First recorded in 1705鈥15
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Even so, some analysts have described Hamas鈥 relationship with Iran as a marriage of convenience, and Sinwar鈥檚 disappearance from the scene might result in a less Iran-friendly senior figure coming to the fore.

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At first, the song is one big eye-roll: Just shut up and admit the truth, Chappell insists, before you get trapped in a loveless, heterosexual marriage of convenience.

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For Southgate and England's fans, it felt like a marriage of convenience crumbling to a mutually welcome end.

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"We do not agree to this marriage of convenience, to consolidate the white monopoly power over the economy and the means of production in South Africa."

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Moon鈥檚 account speaks to the unique marriage of convenience that Trump represented for South Korean liberals who favor engagement with North Korea.

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