| 单词 | to buddy up to |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto buddy up to 2. intransitive. To be or become friendly (with someone); frequently with up. Also depreciative in to buddy up to: to behave in a friendly manner towards (someone) in order to gain some advantage. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > friendliness > be friendly [verb (intransitive)] > become friendly > become friendly or intimate to get in with1602 familiarize1622 pal1848 chum1884 buddy1916 cop1940 1916 Monthly Bull. Amer. Iron & Steel Inst. Oct. 298 He dined with us, he addressed us, he visited and buddied with us, and showed us the way. 1919 G. L. Hill-Lutz Search ix. 142 I hired a fellow that was coming up to buddy-up to Cam and fix it that he is to get a friend of his to take them over to Chester. 1948 N. Algren in Penguin New Writing 34 137 My cot was next to his, and we started buddying up. 1964 Hearings before President's Comm. Assassination President Kennedy (U.S. Govt.) IX. 343 You don't recall him ever buddying with or having a 14-year-old boy with whom he went around while he was in Irving? 2000 Ploughshares Winter 133 He'd go there..and buddy up to the family like they was kin, telling them all manner of lie. 2002 R. Best et al. Beatles (2003) 151/1 Gene and The Beatles buddied up and the boys took great pride in introducing him to the nightlife. < as lemmas |
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