单词 | chat up |
释义 | chat upverb (tr, adverb) British informalto talk flirtatiously to (a person), esp with the intention of seducing him or her to talk persuasively to (a person), esp with an ulterior motive Words nearby chat upchattering classes, Chatterji, chatter mark, Chatterton, chatty, chat up, Chaucer, Chaucer, Geoffrey, Chaucerian, chaudfroid, chauffer Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with chat upchat up Talk flirtatiously to, as in Leave it to Charlie to chat up the girls. This usage is mostly but not entirely British. [Late 1800s] Engage in light, friendly talk, as in He was soon chatting up all the board members. [Mid-1900s] The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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