pitää silmäpeliä

Finnish

Etymology

pitää silmäpeliä

Verb

pitää silmäpeliä

  1. (idiomatic) to give someone the eye, make eyes at (to show flirtatious signs with one's eyes)
    Näin hänen pitävän silmäpeliä kanssani heti, kun astuin huoneeseen.
    I saw him giving me the eye as soon as I entered the room.

Usage notes

Other verbs that may be used instead of pitää include pelata (“to play”) and olla (“to be”).

Conjugation

See pitää; silmäpeliä is not inflected.

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