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
Vartan-Armenian
Malati-Indian, Hindi
GwendaGWEN-də (English)Welsh, English
Tyron-English
Bratomil-Medieval Slavic
WilbertVIL-bərt, WIL-bərtDutch