| 释义 |
cozy up
Thesaurus| Verb | 1.cozy up - ingratiate oneself to; often with insincere behavior; "She is playing up to the chairman"cotton up, shine up, sidle up, suck up, play upingratiate - gain favor with somebody by deliberate efforts |
cozy up
cozy up1. To move close (to someone) in order to snuggle or simply be close. I left the room when my sister and her boyfriend started cozying up. The puppies cozied up to their mother.2. By extension, to become friendly with someone, usually in an attempt to obtain something. Since I'm deciding who gets the promotion, Crystal has been cozying up to me by buying me coffee all week.See also: cozy, upcozy up (to someone) 1. Lit. to snuggle up to someone as if to get warm. The children cozied up to their mother. They cozied up to each other. 2. Fig. to try to get in good with someone; to try to increase one's influence with someone by being extra nice and friendly. The salesman tried to cozy up to the customer.See also: cozy, upcozy upTry to get on friendly or intimate terms, ingratiate oneself. For example, That new woman is always cozying up to one or another club member so she'll be asked to join . [Mid-1900s] See also: cozy, upcozy up verbSee cozy up to someoneSee also: cozy, upcozy up
Related to cozy up: cosy upSynonyms for cozy upverb ingratiate oneself toSynonyms- cotton up
- shine up
- sidle up
- suck up
- play up
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