HyperDic: sidle_up

English > 1 sense of the expression sidle up:
VERBemotionsidle up, cozy up, cotton up, shine up, play up, suck upingratiate oneself to
English > sidle up: 1 sense > verb 1, emotion
Meaningingratiate oneself to; often with insincere behavior.
PatternSomebody ----s PP
Synonymscozy up, cotton up, shine up, play up, suck up
Broaderingratiategain favor / favor with somebody by deliberate efforts

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