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

Whether you’re flirting or trying to make friends, it’s easier to exist in places where you’re not thought of as inherently ugly.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 6, 2026

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

Davies listed "going to school for the first time, being able to play the sport that I love and being able to make friends" among his memories of his adoptive country.

From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2026

He felt the “Seattle freeze”—what West Coasters refer to as the city’s reputation for being a difficult place to make friends.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026

She had always encouraged me to make friends with people my own age, even if they lived in my phone or video game.

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows