put the moves on someone

put the moves on someone
put the make on someone & put the moves on someone & put the hard word on someone
Sl. to attempt to seduce or proposition someone. •

I think he was beginning to put the make on me. I'm glad I left.

James tried to put the hard word on Martha.

Are you putting the moves on me?


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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