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
Ekewaka	-	Hawaiian
Myrtle	['mə:tl]
Annette	['ænit]
MatthÄUs	-	German
Josefiina	YO-se-fee:-nah	Finnish
Astarte	əs-TAHR-tee (English)	Near Eastern Mythology (Hellenized), Biblical Greek