come-hither look

come-hither look

A sultry, suggestive gaze or facial expression. You know I can't resist when you give me that come-hither look!
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

come-hither look

an alluring or seductive look or glance, usually done by a woman. She blinked her bedroom eyes and gave him a come-hither look. She had mastered the come-hither look, but was not ready for the next part.
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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

come-hither look

(kəmˈhɪðɚ lʊk)
n. an alluring or seductive look or glance, usually done by a woman. She blinked her bedroom eyes and gave him a come-hither look.
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McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions

come-hither look

A seductive or flirtatious glance, a come-on. This cliché represents one of the few surviving uses of the adverb hither, for “to this place” or “here,” which was commonplace in Shakespeare’s day (“Come hither, come hither, come hither” is in the song “Under the Greenwood Tree,” As You Like It, 2.5). The cliché dates from the first half of the 1900s and was frequently applied to film stars in romantic movies, in an era when a blunter sexual approach was frowned on.
See also: look
The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer
See also:
  • hither
  • look up to
  • look up to (one)
  • fix (one) with a look
  • not be much to look at
  • be not much to look at
  • look on with
  • look on with (someone)
  • look ahead
  • dirty look
References in periodicals archive
I'm a bit scared of her at three o'clock with the beady come-hither look.' a and sat seat her ' Alice flamed bright red.
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That come-hither look they give us promises tax money and jobs.
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There was no push-up bra, no oiled legs, no come-hither look."
Shortly after entering the club on the first night of research, I accepted a woman's come-hither look, we started dancing, I used the line, and was startled by her whispered response of "Maybe later, at my place." Unfortunately, as we continued to chat, I discovered that she was almost twice my age and a little creepy.
Note the sly, come-hither look. Sinatra called that witchcraft.
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