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On the make

prep_phrase, slang

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  1. 1
    Actively seeking a romantic encounter or relationship. informal

    "Harry (Matthew Cowles) and Tim (Timothy Meyers) are an inseparable pair of macho punks always on the make for an easy sexual score."

  2. 2
    Actively seeking an opportunity for self-advancement; eager to ingratiate oneself to others in order to secure some advantage. broadly, informal

    "In a city where everybody was "hustling," everybody, as they phrased it, "on the make," why should anyone take a second glance at Peter Gudge?"

Etymology

From make (“companion, spouse, mate”), related to match (“counterpart, partner”).

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