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.
See also: make, play

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
ViktorVIK-tawr (German), VEEK-tahr (Russian)Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, German, Hungarian, Czech, Slovak, Bulgarian, Russian, Ukraini
Bertie
Sukhdeep-Indian (Sikh)
Peta-English (Australian)
Konul-Azerbaijani
Hippolyte (1)-Greek Mythology