hits on
Tries to attract
To hit on someone is to flirt with them or make romantic or sexual advances, often in a direct or unsolicited way.
The phrase typically implies boldness and sometimes unwelcomeness: Some guy at the bar kept hitting on me all night.
It can range from harmless flirtation to aggressive pursuit, depending on context and reception.
Forward movements or progress
- propositionStatement expressing a judgment
- overtureIntroductory orchestral piece
- approachWay of handling something
- wooingRomantic pursuit of another
pickup lines · chat up · pursuit · seduction · suitor · admirer · interest · attraction
Finds by accident
- findsLocates or lucky discoveries
- discoversFinds something previously unknown
- uncoversReveals something hidden
- realizesComes to understand
notices · figures out · arrives at · idea · solution · insight · breakthrough · answer
advances
Forward movements or progress
- propositionStatement expressing a judgment
- overtureIntroductory orchestral piece
- approachWay of handling something
wooing · pickup lines · chat up · pursuit · seduction · suitor · admirer · interest · attraction · charm
stumbles upon
Finds by accident
- findsLocates or lucky discoveries
- discoversFinds something previously unknown
- uncoversReveals something hidden
realizes · notices · figures out · arrives at · idea · solution · insight · breakthrough · answer · formula
strikes
Refusals to work collectively
ambushes · raids · bombards · pummels · offensive · aggression · retaliation · barrage · volley · onslaught
hits onrejects
Refuses or discards
rebuffs · ignores · turns down · brushes off · avoids