make overtures to (someone)
пытаться завладеть чьим-либо расположением
Пример использования идиомы make overtures to (someone):
Linda made overtures to her boss but nothing came out of it.
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Другие идиомы:
- make no difference to (someone)
- make eyes at (someone)
- make book on (something)
- make (someone's) blood boil
- make mincemeat out of (someone)
- make as if (to do something)
- make an appointment (with someone)
- make heads or tails (out) of (something)
- make oneself scarce
- make no bones about (something)
- make oneself conspicuous
- make a reservation
- make a long story short
- make a pitch (for someone or something)
- make a clean breast of (something)