tap up

Britain transitive

(transitive, Britain) To make a specific approach to a person considered to be suitable for a professional position.

Japanese Meaning

（専門職として適任と見なされる人物に対して）接触し、アプローチする

The club tried to tap up the young striker after his breakout season.

クラブは彼のブレイクシーズン後に、若いストライカーに引き抜きの打診をしようとした。

Sense（1）

(transitive, Britain) To make a specific approach to a person considered to be suitable for a professional position.

In earlier years, the intelligence services would often recruit agents by tapping them up.

Sense（2）

taps up

（ present singular third-person ）

tapping up

（ participle present ）

tapped up

（ participle past ）

tapped up

（ past ）