charm the pants off sb

slang

Definition

› to make someone like you very much, especially when they meet you for the first time: "How did your sister's boyfriend get on with your mum?" "Oh, he charmed the pants off her."Attracting and temptingAttractiveSexual attraction

(Definition of charm the pants off sb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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charm bracelet noun
charm noun (ATTRACTION)
charm noun (JEWELLERY)
charm noun (LUCKY OBJECT)
charm offensive noun
charm the pants off sb idiom
charm verb
charmed adjective (LUCKY)
charmed adjective (PLEASED)
charmer noun
charming adjective

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Synonyms and related words:

affinity noun
allure noun
arrest verb (MAKE NOTICE)
attract verb
attraction noun
charisma noun
charm noun (ATTRACTION)
charm offensive noun
come-on noun
counterattraction noun
crowd-puller noun
glitter noun (EXCITEMENT)
lure verb
magnet noun (ATTRACTION)
magnetism noun (ATTRACTIVE QUALITY)
modesty noun (CLOTHES/BEHAVIOUR)
pull noun (ATTRACTION)
pull verb (ATTRACT)
pulling power noun
tickle sb's fancy idiom

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