make overtures about doing something
- make overtures about doing something
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.
Dictionary of American idioms.
2013.
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