make advances
Idioms-
Attempt to make someone's acquaintance or make overtures, as in The ambassador knew that the ministers would soon make advances to him . [Late 1600s]
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Approach amorously or sexually, as in His wife accused him of making advances to the nanny . [c. 1700] Also see make a pass at .
Example Sentences
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In the early days of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the lack of fortifications in certain parts of Ukraine allowed Moscow to make advances across the country - from its northern borders and from the illegally annexed Crimean peninsula.
From BBC
He points out that AI can make advances in areas like defence, healthcare and logistics without trawling the work of authors, journalists and artists.
From BBC
A lengthy delay in U.S. military aid and Western Europe’s inadequate military production has slowed crucial deliveries to the battlefield for Ukraine, and Russia has exploited the delays to make advances in the Kharkiv region.
From Seattle Times
In contravention of their oath, the men make advances on the sly and the wary women prank them to test their mettle.
From New York Times
"You need hypotheses that are linguistically informed to make advances in neurolinguistics. There's so much interest in the years before Alzheimer's disease is diagnosed, to see if it can be caught and its progression stopped."
From Science Daily
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