ROMANCE
throw oneself at someone and fling oneself at someone
to give oneself willingly to someone else for romance.I guess that Mary really likes John. She practically threw herself at him when he came into the room.Everyone could see by the way Tom flung himself at Jane that he was going to ask her for a date.
ROMANCE - END
break off (with someone)
to end a friendship with someone, especially a boyfriend or a girlfriend.Tom has finally broken off with Mary.I knew it couldn't last. He was bound to break off.
break up (with someone)
to end a love affair or a romance.Tom finally broke up with Mary.I thought they would break up. He has been so moody lately.
throw someone over
to end a romance with someone.Jane threw Bill over. I think she met someone she likes better.Bill was about ready to throw her over, so it's just as well.
See also AFFAIR, DATING, FLIRTATION, LOVER, SEDUCTION.
bird-dog
tr. to take away another man's girlfriend.Why'd you have to go and bird-dog me, your best buddy?I didn't bird-dog you. I'm just more loveable, that's all.
bush patrol
1.
n. a session of necking and petting. (Here patrol has the military meaning of assignment.)
Tom is out on bush patrol tonight. I don't know who with.Martha and Paul spent the evening on bush patrol.
2.
n. an imaginary search through campus shrubbery to flush out the necking couples.
The dean of women put on her housecoat and went out on bush patrol.Bush patrol starts at midnight, so be in by then.
crash and burn
in. [for a young man] to fail brilliantly with a romance. (Collegiate.)I knew I would crash and burn with her.It stands to reason that if Ken hadn't shot me down, I wouldn't have crashed and burned.
cruise
tr. to pursue a member of the opposite sex.Tom was cruising Tiffany, but she got rid of him.Are you cruising me, Tom? You know you just barf me, like, out!
dialog
tr. to attempt to seduce someone.Just let me dialog her for a while; then you'll see some action.Ron was dialoging this dame when her brother came in.
get something going (with someone)
tr. to start a romance with someone.Heidi wants to get something going with Pete.Mary and Sam got something going.
hot item
n. a romantically serious couple.Sam and Mary are quite a hot item lately.A hot item like Bill and Clare isn't likely to show up for the party.
lay some sweet lines on someone and put some sweet lines on someone
tr. to speak kindly to someone; to soft soap someone.I just laid some sweet lines on her, and she let me use her car.If you put some sweet lines on him, maybe he won't ground you.
love bombs
n. affirmations of affection.These two were dropping love bombs on each other, even though they hate each other's guts.What a phony bunch of kooks. They were throwing love bombs all over the place!
main squeeze
n. one's steady girlfriend or boyfriend.My main squeeze is coming over to talk tonight.She plans to marry her main squeeze.
puppy love
n. mild infatuation; infatuation as in a crush.Is it really love or just puppy love?Look at them together. It may be puppy love, but it looks wonderful.
sealed with a kiss and SWAK
mod. written and sent with love and care. (The initialism is sometimes written on love letters. Also an acronym.)All her letters come SWAK.I know they are sealed with a kiss, because she says so.
serious about someone
mod. in love, or almost in love, with someone.I'm afraid I'm getting serious about Bill.Bill, unfortunately, is pretty serious about Mary.
soft on someone
mod. romantically attracted to someone.Fred is soft on Martha, I've heard.He looked like he was getting a little soft on Sally.
strung out and strung (up)
mod. in love and disoriented.Mary is strung out, and all because of Sam.Sam is strung out over Mary.
sweet nothings
n. loving comments; pleasant remarks between lovers.They are out on the porch swing whispering sweet nothings in each other's ears.Thank heavens most married people never remember the sweet nothings they were once told.
that way
mod. in love.Sam and Martha are that way. They look so happy.Well, Martha's that way, but Sam's just out for a good time.