HONEYMOON


Meaning of HONEYMOON in English

noun

ADJECTIVE

▪ brief , short

We had a brief ~ in Paris.

▪ long

▪ second

After so many years of marriage, we're planning a second ~.

VERB + HONEYMOON

▪ go on , have , leave for , spend

They go on ~ the day after the wedding. ( BrE )

They go on their ~ the day after the wedding. ( AmE )

HONEYMOON + VERB

▪ be over ( usually figurative )

The ~ was over and the reality of what she had taken on began to dawn.

HONEYMOON + NOUN

▪ couple

▪ suite

▪ cruise

▪ period , phase ( AmE ) ( both figurative )

There was always a ~ period when my father started a new job.

PREPOSITION

▪ for a ~

They can't decide where to go for their ~.

▪ on ~

While on ~ in Bali, she learned to scuba dive.

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