pay+court+to
1pay court to — To woo or flatter • • • Main Entry: ↑court * * * I pay flattering attention to someone in order to win favor II see court * * * pay court to formal + old fashioned : to give a lot of attention to (someone) in order to get approval, affection, etc …
2pay court to — ► pay court to pay flattering attention to. Main Entry: ↑court …
3pay court to someone — literary phrase to try to make someone like you by showing them how much you admire or love them Thesaurus: to start a romantic or sexual relationshipsynonym Main entry: pay …
4pay court to somebody — pay ˈcourt to sb idiom (old fashioned) to treat sb with great respect in order to gain favour with them Main entry: ↑payidiom …
5pay court to — pay flattering attention to. → court …
6pay court to — {v. phr.} To woo; to shower with attention. * /He had been paying court to her for three long years before he worked up the courage to ask her to marry him./ …
7pay court to — {v. phr.} To woo; to shower with attention. * /He had been paying court to her for three long years before he worked up the courage to ask her to marry him./ …
8pay\ court\ to — v. phr. To woo; to shower with attention. He had been paying court to her for three long years before he worked up the courage to ask her to marry him …
9pay court — discover a liking, discover fondness; romance, make a romantic approach …
10pay court to someone — literary to try to make someone like you by showing them how much you admire or love them …
