make friends

Idioms and Phrases

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]

Example Sentences

Nonetheless, a battle-ready J-31 could still be a cash cow, and a good way for China to make friends.

From The Daily Beast

We all make friends here, eat the food, watch the movies, maybe even make money.

From The Daily Beast

So you make friends with this Pakistani, he shows you how to open and run convenience stores.

From The Daily Beast

In a dramatic reversal, the Afghan insurgents now want to make friends with the U.S. By Ron Moreau and Sami Yousafzai.

From The Daily Beast

“You make friends you could have never expected from the Revolution,” laughed Abdallah.

From The Daily Beast

And I plain told her that Helena Montaigne was here, and 'twas her chanst to make friends with her.

From Project Gutenberg

Chew-chew talked with Eagle-eye and at length they tried to make friends with the god.

From Project Gutenberg

She was glad to make friends with us once more, and to prove it showed the pleasanter side of her character.

From Project Gutenberg

But he will put himself in the right at once, and ask Lionel to make friends again; he will consent readily enough—he always does.

From Project Gutenberg

Cats and dogs about the place condescended to make friends with him, and they never quarrelled nor hurt each other.

From Project Gutenberg