pairing off
Forming into couples
Pairing off is the process of people separating into couples or pairs from a larger group.
It often describes romantic coupling: By senior year, everyone had started pairing off.
The phrase can also apply to any division into twos: The students paired off for the lab exercise.
- matchingIdentical in appearance
- partneringJoining with another cooperatively
- coupleTwo linked together
- two by twoPaired in sequence
- lovebirdsOpenly affectionate couple
perfect match · romance · twinning · mate · duet · courtship · seeding · companionship · bracket · twosome · duo · alliance · engagement · match made in heaven · duality · yin-yang · compatibility · dating
pairing offflying solo
Acting independently, unassisted
splitting up · breaking up · uncoupling · separating · going alone
pairing offcongregating
Collecting in a group
banding together · going it alone · coming together · assembling · uniting
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