Relationships - Romantic Relationships

Master English idioms regarding romantic relationships, like "play hard to get" and "pick-up line".

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to play hard to get

[phrase]

to act as though one is not interested in another person's romantic or sexual advances in order to increase their interest or desire

Ex: She was just playing hard to get.

to make the first move

[phrase]

to make it clear that one is interested in having a romantic or sexual relationship with someone

Ex: He was too shy to make the first move.

pick-up line

[noun]

a flirtatious comment used to initiate a conversation with someone, often with the intention of expressing romantic or sexual interest in them

Ex: That was the worst pick-up line I've ever heard.

to throw oneself at somebody

[phrase]

to make it too obvious that one is interested in having a relationship with someone, often one that is sexual and not romantic

Ex: She kept throwing herself at him all night.

to make a move on somebody

[phrase]

to try to begin a sexual or romantic relationship with a particular person

Ex: He tried to make a move on her at the party.

to win one's heart

[phrase]

to earn someone's affection, love, or admiration through one's actions, words, or gestures

Ex: Her kindness won his heart.

to give somebody the glad eye

[phrase]

to look at someone in a way that shows romantic or sexual interest by making flirtatious eye contact

Ex: She kept giving him the glad eye across the room.

to sweep somebody off one's feet

[phrase]

to make someone have intense romantic feelings for one

Ex: He swept her off her feet with his charm.

to charm the pants off somebody

[phrase]

to cause a person to become greatly interested in one, particularly in the first encounter

Ex: He charmed the pants off everyone at the dinner.

to have designs on somebody

[phrase]

to desire someone to be one's sexual partner

Ex: I think he has designs on her.

to have the hots for somebody

[phrase]

to feel intense feelings of sexual attraction for someone

Ex: He's had the hots for her for years.

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