make friends

Idioms  

1. Form a friendship, foster cordial feelings, as in I hope Brian will soon make friends at school, or She's done a good job of making friends with influential reporters. [c. 1600]

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make friends

Bonnie will only make friends if she can join the games and group chats with the girls from dance class, Lily argues.

From Salon ● Jun. 21, 2026

President Donald Trump's special envoy to Greenland, Jeff Landry, has begun his first visit to the Arctic island in a bid to build ties and make "friends".

From BBC ● May 20, 2026

After moving to Darien, Conn., the introverted Dalton struggled to make friends until she started playing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026

You make friends when you don’t know you’re doing it.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 10, 2026

It was hard to make friends when he’d moved so often, and Teddy and Freddy were always there to tell people how uncool and weird Danny was.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova