make a decent woman of

make a decent woman of
   to marry a woman you have impregnated
   A less common version of make an honest woman of:
    You ought to hear Hope when she gets scared he'll never come back and make a decent woman of her. (Stegner, 1940 — the putative father was in the navy)

How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms. . 2014.

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