expression, godan verb (-ru)
marry into wealth or status
Idiomatic expression for a woman marrying a man of much higher social or financial standing, often implying a Cinderella-like rise. The image is of riding in a jeweled palanquin.
彼女は玉の輿に乗って、大企業の社長夫人になった。
She married into money and became the wife of a large company president.
Not a few women dream of marrying into wealth.