"leave someone at the altar" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-leave someone at the altar.wav Forms: leaves someone at the altar [present, singular, third-person], leaving someone at the altar [participle, present], left someone at the altar [participle, past], left someone at the altar [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|leave<,,left> someone at the altar}} leave someone at the altar (third-person singular simple present leaves someone at the altar, present participle leaving someone at the altar, simple past and past participle left someone at the altar)
  1. (idiomatic) To abandon a prospective spouse by deciding not to get married at the last minute. Tags: idiomatic Related terms: lead someone to the altar
    Sense id: en-leave_someone_at_the_altar-en-verb-rOFl6neo Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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