arranged by circumstances
- arranged by circumstances
Irish
(of a marriage)
necessitated by the pregnancy of the bride
Not the arranged marriage of the Indian subcontinent:
We had our share... of marriages arranged by circumstances. (Flanagan, 1988)
How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms.
R. W. Holder.
2014.
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