make a play

make a play (third-person singular simple present makes a play, present participle making a play, simple past and past participle made a play)

1. (transitive with for) To attempt to get or achieve.
2. (transitive with for) To try to initiate a romantic relationship.

   Synonym: make a move on

• “make a play for”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• “make a play for”, in Collins English Dictionary.
• “make a play for sth sb”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.
• “make a play for someone” (US) / “make a play for someone” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.
• “make a play for something” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.
• “make a play for something” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman.