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Idioms and Phrases

Try 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]

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Example Sentences

One wants to believe that Paris has decided to take on truly serious role, to cozy up to gravitas for a moment.

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