coming on strong
Pursuing too forcefully
Coming on strong means being aggressively forward or intense, especially in romantic pursuit or persuasion.
Someone who comes on strong overwhelms with attention, flattery, or pressure: He came on strong at the party, and it made her uncomfortable.
The phrase can also describe forceful competitive momentum: The team came on strong in the fourth quarter.
- pushyUnpleasantly forceful in manner
- aggressiveHostile and confrontational
- in your faceAggressively confrontational style
- pressuringExerting influence to compel
- forcefulExerting strong pressure
insistent · assertive · alpha male · flirtation · intense · turning up the heat · persuasive · going all in · overconfidence · bold · powerful · hitting on · overbearing · pressure tactics · dominance · urgency · domineering · full-court press