make overtures about doing

make overtures about doing something

to give hints about something; to present or suggest ideas. The company made overtures about hiring me. Tom is making overtures about inviting us to his country home next month.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Jessika	YE-si-kah (German), JES-i-kə (English)	German, English (Modern)
Maalik	-	Arabic
Onur	-	Turkish
Antonina	ahn-taw-NEE-nah (Polish), ahn-tah-NEE-nah (Russian)	Italian, Polish, Russian, Ancient Roman
Lucienne	luy-SYEN	French
Glyndwr	-	Welsh