cosy up

British  

verb

1. to seek to become intimate or to ingratiate oneself (with someone)

2. to draw close to (somebody or something) for warmth or for affection; snuggle up

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Example Sentences

I know from conversations I have had there are deep reservations in Washington about the UK being seen to cosy up, as they see it, to China.

From BBC

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

The dead days between Christmas and New Year are often the perfect time to cosy up and indulge in a good book.

From BBC

It's that time of year to cosy up and feast your eyes on the luscious literary offerings for the year ahead.

From BBC

Thomas Ruttig, co-Director of the Afghanistan Analysts Network, said there may be no appetite in the West to "cosy up" with the Taliban, which enforced a strict version of sharia when in power from 1996-2001, but "confronting and lecturing" them from the outset will not help vulnerable Afghans.

From Reuters