put the make on

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Make sexual advances to, as in He's always putting the make on his wife's friends. This slangy expression, dating from the second half of the 1900s, uses make in the sense of “sexual overtures.”

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Mississippi’s nickname comes from the magnificent trees that grow there. What is it?

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Words nearby put the make on

put the finger on, put the heat on, put their heads together, put the kibosh on, put the lid on, put the make on, put the screws on, put the skids on, put the skids under, put through, put through the wringer

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To put it rather uncharitably, the USPHS practiced a major dental experiment on a city full of unconsenting subjects.
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Just the hard-on before you shoot unarmed members of the public.
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France 24 is providing live, round-the-clock coverage of both scenes as they progress.
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Genetics alone does not an eating disorder make, generally speaking, and Bulik points out that environment still plays a role.
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And yes, our values include tolerance of those who wish to make fun of religion.
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And to tell the truth, she couldn't help wishing he could see, so he could make the game livelier.
The Tale of Grandfather Mole|Arthur Scott Bailey
He was voluble in his declarations that they would “put the screws” to Ollie on the charge of perjury.
The Bondboy|George W. (George Washington) Ogden
Each day she resolved, "To-morrow I will tell Felipe;" and when to-morrow came, she put it off again.
Ramona|Helen Hunt Jackson
This is the place where the Muscovite criminals are banished to, if they are not put to death.
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Let them open their minds to us, let them put upon permanent record the significance of all their intrigues and manœuvres.
The Salvaging Of Civilisation|H. G. (Herbert George) Wells

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