粉こなをかける

expression, ichidan verb

make a pass at; hit on; flirt with

Colloquial idiom for making romantic or sexual advances, often with a playful or slightly aggressive nuance. Literally 'to sprinkle powder on'.

• 彼かれはパーティーで女おんなの子こに粉こなをかけていた。

  He was hitting on a girl at the party.

• あの人ひとはいつも誰だれかに粉こなをかけてるよね。

  That person is always making a pass at someone, isn't he?