flirt (with)
1flirt 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… …
2flirt with — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms flirt with : present tense I/you/we/they flirt with he/she/it flirts with present participle flirting with past tense flirted with past participle flirted with 1) flirt with something to consider an idea or… …
3flirt with — 1) he liked to flirt with her Syn: tease, lead on, toy with 2) those who flirt with fascism Syn: dabble in, toy with, trifle with, play with, tinker with, dip into, scratch the surface of …
4flirt with — phr verb Flirt with is used with these nouns as the object: ↑idea …
5flirt with something — 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… …
6flirt with — experiment casually with (an idea or activity). → flirt …
7flirt with — verb take into consideration, have in view (Freq. 1) He entertained the notion of moving to South America • Syn: ↑entertain, ↑think of, ↑toy with, ↑think about • Hypernyms: ↑contemplate …
8flirt with the thought — toy with the idea, consider the idea …
9ˈflirt with sth — phrasal verb to consider an idea or plan, but not very seriously …
10flirt with something — …
