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: When Mark met Emily , she seemed uninterested , but he soon realized she playing hard to get to see how persistent he would be .

to make the first move

[phrase]

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

Ex: She felt nervous but knew she needed 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

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: Megan throwing herself at Terry, realizing later that her actions came across as desperate and needy .

to make a move on somebody

[phrase]

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

Ex: Haley was n't sure if Jake was interested , so she decided make a move on him by asking if he 'd like to go to a movie together .

to win one's heart

[phrase]

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

to give somebody the (glad) eye

[phrase]

to look at someone in a way that reveals one is sexually interested in them

Ex: As they danced together , Emily caught giving her the eye, and she felt a spark of mutual attraction between them .

to sweep somebody off one's feet

[phrase]

to make someone have intense romantic feelings for one

to charm the pants off somebody

[phrase]

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

to have designs on somebody

[phrase]

to desire someone to be one's sexual partner

Ex: had designs on Peter ever since she saw his artwork at the gallery .

to have the hots for somebody

[phrase]

intense feelings of sexual attraction for someone

Ex: I think she the hots for him after their first date .

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