tapping up

British  

noun

1. informal  (esp of a professional soccer club) the illicit practice of attempting to recruit a player while he is still bound by contract to another team

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Example Sentences

The researchers observed colorful dyeing poison dart frogs tapping up to 500 times per minute, or more than three times as fast as Taylor Swift’s “Shake It Off.”

From New York Times

Producer Quincy Jones tried to head off any hubris by tapping up a sign: “Check Your Ego at the Door.”

From Seattle Times

England manager Gareth Southgate joked his players will be "tapping up" team-mates while on international duty but says the focus remains on facing North Macedonia at Old Trafford on Monday.

From BBC

Chelsea have gone down a similar route because they got busted for tapping up other clubs’ young players.

From The Guardian

Explore your social network Sometimes it is worth tapping up your friends’ friends.

From The Guardian