play Cupid
idiom
: to try to get two people to become romantically involved with each other
The movie is about a woman who plays Cupid with her brother and her best friend.
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Blair attempts to play Cupid for Serena and Dan, Georgina tries to start drama by crashing a party, and there’s more trouble elsewhere.
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Marianne Eloise, Vulture, 6 Feb. 2025
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“Play Cupid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/play%20Cupid. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.
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