pair off
— phrasal verb with pair uk/peər/us/per/verb [ I,T ]
to begin a romantic or sexual relationship with someone:
All my friends seem to be pairing off and getting married.
Ravens nest very early in the spring and they pair off in the late autumn.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Relationships: finding a partner
- a heavy date idiom
- be on the pull idiom
- chase
- computer dating
- courtship
- go back to sb
- hook
- hook up
- internet dating
- lonely
- lonely hearts idiom
- lucky
- match
- online dating
- pin
- single
- singles bar
- speed dating
- together
- woo
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