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get fresh

idiom
Meaning

To flirt.


Examples
SIMPLE

Do not get fresh with me while we are at work.

CONTEXTUAL

She told him to stop getting fresh after he made a few inappropriate comments at the party.

COMPLEX

The stranger at the bar attempted to get fresh, prompting her to leave immediately to avoid further unwanted attention.

Anchors to
Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    breath of fresh air

    Something relieving, refreshing, or new.

  2. 02

    can't get enough

    Greatly enjoys; likes a lot.

  3. 03

    could not get elected dogcatcher

    Said of someone, particularly a politician, who is extremely unpopular.

  4. 04

    don't get someone started

    Used to attempt to avoid or abbreviate a discussion that speaker or hearer may wish to avoid.

  5. 05

    five will get you ten

    I strongly believe.

  6. 06

    fresh legs

    A substitute who has yet to play in the match, and therefore has more energy than those already on the field.

  7. 07

    fresh off the boat

    Newly arrived from a foreign place, especially as an immigrant who is still unfamiliar with the customs and language of their new environment.

  8. 08

    fresh out of

    Of someone who has recently left one stage of life to begin another.

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