See make a pass on Wiktionary
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"text": "He clumsily made a pass at the prom queen, and she responded with a scowl.",
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"ref": "1926, Dorothy Parker, “News Item”, in Enough Rope, page 85:",
"text": "Men seldom make passes / At girls who wear glasses.",
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"ref": "1985, Joel Schumacher, Carl Kurlander, St. Elmo's Fire (motion picture), spoken by Julianna \"Jules\" Van Patten (Demi Moore):",
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