throw oneself at someone

throw oneself at someone
throw oneself at someone & fling oneself at someone
Fig. to give oneself willingly to someone else for romance. •

I guess that Mary really likes John. She practically threw herself at him when he came into the room.

Everyone could see by the way Tom flung himself at Jane that he was going to ask her for a date.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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  • throw\ oneself\ at\ someone's\ head — • throw oneself at someone s head • fling oneself at someone s head v. phr. informal To try hard and openly to make a person love you. She threw herself at his head, but he was interested in another girl. Compare: at one s feet …   Словарь американских идиом

  • throw oneself on someone's mercy — I intentionally place oneself in someone s hands in the expectation that they will behave mercifully toward one II throw oneself on (or upon) someone s mercy abjectly ask someone for help, forgiveness, or leniency …   Useful english dictionary

  • throw oneself at someone's head — or[fling oneself at someone s head] {v. phr.}, {informal} To try hard and openly to make a person love you. * /She threw herself at his head, but he was interested in another girl./ Compare: AT ONE S FEET …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • throw oneself at someone's head — or[fling oneself at someone s head] {v. phr.}, {informal} To try hard and openly to make a person love you. * /She threw herself at his head, but he was interested in another girl./ Compare: AT ONE S FEET …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • throw oneself at someone's feet — {v. phr.} To make a public display of serving, loving, or worshipping someone. * /When Arthur became king, almost all of the nobles threw themselves at his feet and promised to obey and serve him./ * /When the new girl entered school, several… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • throw oneself at someone's feet — {v. phr.} To make a public display of serving, loving, or worshipping someone. * /When Arthur became king, almost all of the nobles threw themselves at his feet and promised to obey and serve him./ * /When the new girl entered school, several… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • throw oneself on — ● throw * * * throw oneself on (or upon) attack (someone) vigorously they threw themselves on the enemy …   Useful english dictionary

  • fling\ oneself\ at\ someone's\ feet — • throw oneself at someone s feet • fling oneself at someone s feet v. phr. To make a public display of serving, loving, or worshipping someone. When Arthur became king, almost all of the nobles threw themselves at his feet and promised to obey… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • fling\ oneself\ at\ someone's\ head — • throw oneself at someone s head • fling oneself at someone s head v. phr. informal To try hard and openly to make a person love you. She threw herself at his head, but he was interested in another girl. Compare: at one s feet …   Словарь американских идиом

  • fling oneself at someone's head — See: THROW ONESELF AT SOMEONE S HEAD …   Dictionary of American idioms

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