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make a date

Idioms  

  1. Arrange a meeting with someone, as in Let's get the department heads together and make a date for lunch next week, or I've made a date with Jean; can you join us? At first alluding only to social engagements, especially with a member of the opposite sex, this term, first recorded in 1876, is now used more broadly.

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The couple make a date to meet after her evening shift is over.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 10, 2025

The last thing I do before closing my laptop is make a date with myself a year from now to do this review all over again.

From Seattle Times • May 1, 2023

Though they do their own workouts, they’ll grab a coffee or a snack together beforehand and make a date of it.

From Fox News • Feb. 18, 2022

But make a date for the spring, and the Caps would relish it.

From Washington Post • Dec. 12, 2019

I sort of tried to make a date with her for when she got through working, but she wouldn't do it.

From "The Catcher in the Rye" by J. D. Salinger

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