"leave at the altar" meaning in All languages combined

See leave at the altar on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: leaves at the altar [present, singular, third-person], leaving at the altar [participle, present], left at the altar [participle, past], left at the altar [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|leave<,,left> at the altar}} leave at the altar (third-person singular simple present leaves at the altar, present participle leaving at the altar, simple past and past participle left at the altar)
  1. (idiomatic) To abandon a prospective spouse by deciding not to get married at the last minute. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-leave_at_the_altar-en-verb-rOFl6neo Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry

Inflected forms

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        "To abandon a prospective spouse by deciding not to get married at the last minute."
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        "(idiomatic) To abandon a prospective spouse by deciding not to get married at the last minute."
      ],
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    },
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        "To abandon a prospective spouse by deciding not to get married at the last minute."
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        "(idiomatic) To abandon a prospective spouse by deciding not to get married at the last minute."
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    }
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