Tap up

verb

Definitions

1.verbTo 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."

2.verbTo make an approach to a player, under contract to another club, in order to attempt to negotiate a transfer

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