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English idioms related to Relationships - Relating to a Romantic Relationship
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relating to a romantic relationship
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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
1
to make the first move
phrase
to make it clear that one is interested in having a romantic or sexual relationship with someone
2
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
3
to throw
oneself
at
sb
phrase
to make it too obvious that one is interested in having a relationship with someone, often one that is sexual and not romantic
4
to make a move on
sb
phrase
to try to begin a sexual or romantic relationship with a particular person
5
to win / capture / steal
one's
heart
phrase
to earn someone's affection, love, or admiration through one's actions, words, or gestures
6
to give
sb
the (glad) eye
phrase
to look at someone in a way that reveals one is sexually interested in them
7
to sweep
sb
off
one's
feet
phrase
to make someone have intense romantic feelings for one
8
to charm the pants off
sb
phrase
to cause a person to become greatly interested in one, particularly in the first encounter
9
to have designs on
sb
phrase
to desire someone to be one's sexual partner
10
the hots for
sb
phrase
intense feelings of romantic or sexual attraction for someone
11
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