目め引ひき袖そで引ひき

noun

catching someone's attention by winking and tugging at their sleeve

Idiomatic expression describing a flirtatious or coaxing gesture, often used in literary or historical contexts. The phrase is a set compound and not broken down into separate actions in modern usage.

• 彼かの女じょは目め引ひき袖そで引ひきで彼かれを誘さそった。

  She coaxed him with winks and sleeve-tugging.

• 目め引ひき袖そで引ひきの仕し草ぐさが艶あでっぽかった。

  The gesture of winking and tugging at the sleeve was alluring.