- make a play for
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make a play for — {v. phr.}, {slang} To try to get the interest or liking of; flirt with; attract. * /Bob made a play for the pretty new girl./ * /John made a play for the other boys votes for class president./ … Dictionary of American idioms
make a play for — {v. phr.}, {slang} To try to get the interest or liking of; flirt with; attract. * /Bob made a play for the pretty new girl./ * /John made a play for the other boys votes for class president./ … Dictionary of American idioms
Make Your Play — Format Phone in quiz show Starring Several presenters Country of origin … Wikipedia
To play for love — Love Love (l[u^]v), n. [OE. love, luve, AS. lufe, lufu; akin to E. lief, believe, L. lubet, libet, it pleases, Skr. lubh to be lustful. See {Lief}.] 1. A feeling of strong attachment induced by that which delights or commands admiration; pre[… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Fair Play for Cuba Committee — The Fair Play for Cuba Committee (FPCC) was an activist group set up in New York in April 1960. [Richard Gott : Cuba a new History 177 178] The FPCC s purpose was to provide grassroots support for the Cuban Revolution against attacks by the… … Wikipedia
play — See: ALL WORK AND NO PLAY MAKES JACK A DULL BOY, DOUBLE PLAY, FAIR PLAY, FORCE PLAY, GAME AT WHICH TWO CAN PLAY, MAKE A PLAY FOR, TURN ABOUT IS FAIR PLAY … Dictionary of American idioms
play — See: ALL WORK AND NO PLAY MAKES JACK A DULL BOY, DOUBLE PLAY, FAIR PLAY, FORCE PLAY, GAME AT WHICH TWO CAN PLAY, MAKE A PLAY FOR, TURN ABOUT IS FAIR PLAY … Dictionary of American idioms
Make-A-Million — is a card game created by Parker Brothers. It was copyrighted in 1934 and released to the public in 1935. The game was first released in Salem, Massachusetts, and then to New York City, San Francisco, Chicago, and Atlanta. The original game was… … Wikipedia
For One More Day — is a 2006 novel taken place during the mid 1900 s by the acclaimed sportswriter and author Mitch Albom. It opens with the novel s protagonist planning to commit suicide. His adulthood is shown to have been rife with sadness. His own daughter didn … Wikipedia
Play-by-play — Play by play, in broadcasting, is a North American term and means the reporting of a sporting event with a voiceover describing the details of the action of the game in progress. In North America, in many sports, the play by play person is… … Wikipedia
Make My Day — For a list of states that recognize the legal theory of self defense in the home, see Make My Day State. For the film character quotation by Clint Eastwood, see Go ahead, make my day. For the debut single by Yui Aragaki, see Make My Day (Yui… … Wikipedia
