painting the corners

The act of sending a social media message or an email to an attached person which can be read as either flirting or just friendly, hoping to elicit a reaction.
I caught him painting the corners on Lizzie. Yeah he sent her this weird Facebook message last night.
by Miles Trintell December 19, 2017
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paint yourself into a corner

To put oneself in a situation with no visible solution or alternative; to get into a mess
You'd paint yourself into a corner by doing that particular thing.
by Ultraviolent- December 29, 2009
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