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A marriage proposal is only one knee away from begging.

is fishing for trouble in that one generally gets hooked by his own line.

The man who proposes is fishing for trouble, and generally gets hooked with his own line.

is different today than it used to be --- in the old days, before you could pop the question, you had to question her pop.

Times have changed: in the old days, before you could pop the question, you had to question her pop.