cosy up
Britishverb
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to seek to become intimate or to ingratiate oneself (with someone)
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to draw close to (somebody or something) for warmth or for affection; snuggle up
Example Sentences
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Last December, Di Sanh Duong, a Vietnam-born ethnic Chinese community leader in Australia, was convicted of planning foreign interference for trying to cosy up to an Australian minister.
From BBC • Dec. 18, 2024
The royal family likewise fumbles when its members cosy up to Shakespeare.
From The Guardian • Sep. 29, 2018
The likeliest wrecker of such a policy—because he would cosy up to the North—was Mr Moon.
From Economist • Mar. 15, 2018
He shared a cringe-making memory which seemed to date from the "Cool Britannia" period when Labour politicians tried to cosy up to Britpop bands like Blur and Oasis.
From BBC • Apr. 7, 2016
Benítez was commendably straight in his necessary attempts to cosy up to the Chelsea fans, less the needy new stepfather, more a brusque and friendly probation officer.
From The Guardian • Nov. 22, 2012
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