Meaning of try it on in English:
try it on
phrase
1British informal Attempt to deceive or seduce someone.
- ‘you'd better not be trying it on with me’
- ‘"He's trying it on with me but he's got a 7 months pregnant girlfriend!"’
- ‘The line manager should not be 'trying it on' with workers - that is sexual harassment.’
- 1.1Deliberately test someone's patience to see how much one can get away with.
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