make (someone) an honest woman
idiom
old-fashioned + humorous
: to marry (a woman, especially a woman one has already had sex with)
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“Make (someone) an honest woman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/make%20%28someone%29%20an%20honest%20woman. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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