make a play for somebodyto try to begin a romantic or sexual relationship with someone 想和某人恋爱[发生性关系] It’s obvious he was making a play for her. 显然他在追求她。
make a play for somebody• Left alone for a few minutes on Vik's birthday, Karen makes a play for Steve.• Kramer wondered if she was worth making a play for.• Surely only the most decadent of aristocrats would make a play for another woman while his wife was in the same room.
→ make a play for somebody at play2(5)