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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"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 • Feb. 29, 2024
Improved weather conditions helped firefighters make advances overnight in their battle to tame the blaze that has raged out of control for the past five days, authorities said Sunday.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 20, 2023
Mr. Zelensky’s visit comes at a potentially pivotal moment in the war against Russia, as Ukrainian forces make advances near the key eastern city of Bakhmut ahead of a widely anticipated Ukrainian counteroffensive.
From New York Times • May 13, 2023
More centrist Black politicians tend to think that the best way to make advances in policy, particularly on issues that disproportionately affect Black people, is by working incrementally through traditional power structures.
From Washington Post • Jan. 31, 2023
Sigmund Freud, who will make advances in its study and treatment, is three years younger than Vincent.
From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman
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