cozy up

Idioms  

1. 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

When the two cozy up together, we discover that “someone with a big heart and warm hands” is what a small cat needs most of all, even if she’d be the last to admit it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026

While trying to cozy up to USC, Kliavkoff also narrowed down a list of Big 12 schools that he felt could add value to the conference as it pursued its next media rights deal.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 28, 2023

Meanwhile, the United States continued to cozy up to long-time regional allies South Korea and Japan.

From Reuters • Apr. 27, 2023

Prosecutors have insisted that they never asked Ms. Loh — whose real name is Jennylyn Salinas — to cozy up to the defendants, their relatives or their lawyers.

From New York Times • Mar. 24, 2023

Maybe I can settle into it, cozy up to it, make a home inside uncertainty.

From "We Are Okay" by Nina LaCour