to make a pass at
to flirt with someone
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Sample text:
Sir Mick Jagger has issued a statement denying Katy Perry's claims that he made a pass at her when she was 18.
BBC News
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His eyes would plead with her and she knew it was only a matter of time before he made a pass at her.
Jenny Tomlin novel
Sir Mick Jagger has issued a statement denying Katy Perry's claims that he made a pass at her when she was 18.
BBC News
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His eyes would plead with her and she knew it was only a matter of time before he made a pass at her.
Jenny Tomlin novel
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to make a pass at
phrasal verb
to flirt or make advances to someone, especially of an amorous nature.
Dictionary.com
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Word Origin
The catchy saying 'men seldom make passes at girls who wear glasses' is from Dorothy Parker's 1937 novel 'Not So Deep as a Well'.
Although this is the first recorded example of "to make a pass at" the phrase probably goes back much further and may have a sporting origin.
Stanley Bing's amusing novel "You look Nice Today" explores the legal consequences of making a pass in corporate America today.
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Synonyms
chat up, eyeball, flirt, hit on, ogle, philander, pick up, make a play for, proposition, wink at, wolf-whistle
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"Making a pass at a member of staff can lose you your job."
phrasal verb
to flirt or make advances to someone, especially of an amorous nature.
Dictionary.com
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Word Origin
The catchy saying 'men seldom make passes at girls who wear glasses' is from Dorothy Parker's 1937 novel 'Not So Deep as a Well'.
Although this is the first recorded example of "to make a pass at" the phrase probably goes back much further and may have a sporting origin.
Stanley Bing's amusing novel "You look Nice Today" explores the legal consequences of making a pass in corporate America today.
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Synonyms
chat up, eyeball, flirt, hit on, ogle, philander, pick up, make a play for, proposition, wink at, wolf-whistle
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Smuggle OWAD into today's conversation
"Making a pass at a member of staff can lose you your job."
