make a pass
English
Verb
make a pass (third-person singular simple present makes a pass, present participle making a pass, simple past and past participle made a pass) [+ at (object)]
- To unambiguously indicate interest in sexual activity to someone the speaker has not previously been sexually involved with.
- He clumsily made a pass at the prom queen, and she responded with a scowl.
See also
- flirt
- hit on
- proposition