make eyes
verb1
Usually, With "at" To flirt with (someone) by making obvious glances.
- She was saucy the next [moment], moving her head up and down, making "eyes" at Robert and making "mouths" at Beaudelet.1899, Kate Chopin, The Awakening, page 85:
- Can't you tell by the way I run / Every time you make eyes at me1964, Michael Nesmith, “Different Drum”:
2 more examples
- Stop making the eyes at me / I'll stop making the eyes at you2005, Alex Turner, “I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor”, performed by Arctic Monkeys:
- Ooh, bet you're thinking, "She's so cool" Kicking back on your couch, making eyes from across the room Wait, I think I've been there too2024, Gracie Abrams, Audrey Hobert, “That's So True”, in The Secret of Us, performed by Gracie Abrams:
- Related terms
- cow eyes, make mouths at, make faces