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flirt with

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flirt with something
to consider something briefly and not seriously. At one time he flirted with the idea of running for the presidency, though nothing came of it.
Etymology: based on the literal meaning of flirt (= to behave in a way that makes another person think you are attracted to them)
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I have heard her scolded as though she were any ordinary earthly housemaid, and I have seen the butcher's boy trying to flirt with her without a touch of reverence.
The Quest of the Golden Girl by le Gallienne, Richard View in context
To flirt with Hetty was a very different affair from flirting with a pretty girl of his own station: that was understood to be an amusement on both sides, or, if it became serious, there was no obstacle to marriage.
Adam Bede by Eliot, George View in context
Go and flirt with Berg as much as you please," she finished quickly.
War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
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