をう【いろめをつかう】

Frequency rank: 30,021. – 30,256.
    expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.); Godan verb with 'u' ending
  1. to make eyes at; to leer; to ogle
  2. to ingratiate oneself; to toady; to flatter
Forms
  • をう【いろめをつかう】Frequency rank: 30,021. – 30,256.
  • をつかう【いろめをつかう】
  • いろめをつかう
Generated definitions (experimental)
  1. to make eyes at; to leer; to ogle
    2. This expression is used when someone is giving suggestive or flirtatious looks towards another person, often in a way that is overt or lewd.
    That man was making eyes at her at the party.
    He started to leer at the woman next to him.
  2. to ingratiate oneself; to toady; to flatter
    3. This meaning refers to the act of trying to win someone’s favor or approval through excessive flattery or sycophantic behavior.
    He is trying to ingratiate himself with his boss to get promoted.
    She tried to flatter her friends to make herself look good.
Generated collocations (experimental)
to make eyes at; to leer; to ogleto make eyes at the neighborto make eyes at herto ingratiate oneself for workbenefits gained by flatteringflattery by making eyesplease stop making eyes at mehis attitude of leeringogling is rude
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