make a play

make a play (for someone)

to attempt to attract the romantic interest of someone. Ann made a play for Bill, but he wasn't interested in her. I knew he liked me, but I never thought he'd make a play.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Linwood	LIN-wuwd	English
Yelyzaveta	-	Ukrainian
Cece	SEE-see	English
Rae	[rei]
Mikkel	MEEK-kel (Danish, Norwegian), MEEG-gel (Danish)	Danish, Norwegian
Sekai	-	Southern African, Shona