open marriage

open marriage
{n. phr.} An arrangement by mutual agreement between husband and wife whereby they are both allowed to have extramarital affairs. * /Chances are the open marriage arrangement they had didn't work out too well so they are getting a divorce./

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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  • open\ marriage — n. phr. An arrangement by mutual agreement between husband and wife whereby they are both allowed to have extramarital affairs. Chances are the open marriage arrangement they had didn t work out too well so they are getting a divorce …   Словарь американских идиом

  • Open Marriage (book) — Open Marriage was a best selling book published by M. Evans Company in 1972 by Nena O Neill and George O Neill. It was on the New York Times best seller list for 40 weeks [1]. It has been translated into 14 languages and has sold more than 35… …   Wikipedia

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