cozy up


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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How to use cozy up in a sentence

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

    My Day With Paris | Tom Tapp | November 4, 2008 | THE DAILY BEAST