put the moves on
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put the moves on (third-person singular simple present puts the moves on, present participle putting the moves on, simple past and past participle put the moves on)
- (idiomatic) To make an effort to gain someone's romantic or sexual interest; to try to woo or seduce.
- Leo tried putting the moves on Dawn at the New Year's party.
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- "The moves" can be replaced by other noun phrases headed by "moves", such "his best moves", "a move", "moves", and many more.
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- (to gain someone's romantic interest): court, make love, romance; see also Thesaurus:woo