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be intimate with (someone)
euphemism To participate in a sex act with someone. I hope Kristina realizes that she's too young to be intimate with anyone. Can you believe that Grandma asked me if I've been intimate with Ted? How embarrassing! No, I haven't been intimate with Brandon! We're just friends, I swear!
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get intimate with (someone)
euphemism To participate in a sex act with someone. I hope Kristina realizes that she's too young to get intimate with anyone. Can you believe that Grandma asked me if I've gotten intimate with Ted? How embarrassing! No, I haven't gotten intimate with Brandon! We're just friends, I swear!
have intimate relations with (one)
euphemism To have sex with one. Can you believe that Grandma asked me if I've had intimate relations with Ted? How embarrassing! I don't plan on having intimate relations with anyone until I'm married. Not that it's any of your business, but no, I haven't had intimate relations with Amy, OK?
intimate apparel
euphemism Women's undergarments. In some stores, such items are sold in a section called "Intimate Apparel." She was sorting her laundry and all of her, um, intimate apparel was just strewn all over the couch—I couldn't stop blushing! You'll find girdles in our Intimate Apparel section. My crush saw me looking at bras in Intimate Apparel with my mother—of course I was mortified!
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intimate to (someone)
To suggest, hint, or insinuate something to someone. A noun or pronoun can be used between "intimate" and "to." I tried to intimate to Ed that he needed to take his elbows off the table, but he didn't get any of my hints. If you want something done, you can't just intimate your wishes to people—you have to be direct. Look, you can't intimate these things to people and then get mad when they don't pick up on your suggestions!
intimate with (someone)
euphemism Referring to participating in a sex act with someone. I hope Kristina realizes that she's too young to be intimate with anyone. Can you believe that Grandma asked me if I've been intimate with Ted? How embarrassing! No, I haven't been intimate with Jamie yet. We're waiting for the right time to, you know, take our relationship to that level.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. © 2024 Farlex, Inc, all rights reserved.
have intimate relations with someone
Euph. to have sex with someone. I understand that Jim once had intimate relations with Sarah. Rumor has it that she has had intimate relations with someone other than her husband.
intimate apparel
Euph. women's underwear. "You'll find bras and body shapers in the intimate apparel," said the salesclerk at the department store. The catalog features intimate apparel for the grande dame.
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intimate something to someone
to suggest or imply something to someone. What are you intimating to me? I intimated nothing at all to you.
*intimate with someone
Euph. having sexual intercourse with someone. (*Typically: be ~; get ~.) He had never been intimate with a woman before. They were intimate with each other for the first time that night.
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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.