make friends

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]

Example Sentences

The pressure to settle in, make friends, manage new responsibilities, and keep up with academic demands can quickly become overwhelming.

From BBC

But for many students, the pressure to socialise and make friends during freshers' week outweighs the need to rest.

From BBC

Make friends inside of the industry who are going through the same struggles so you can lift each other up.

From Los Angeles Times

But also make friends outside of the industry who will remind you that there is life outside of Hollywood.

From Los Angeles Times

No one joins a revolution to make friends, but Perfidia’s flair for her practice attracts the wrong enemy — not just a bigot, but an obsessive white supremacist whose ability to hold a grudge is the only thing that can match the French 75’s hunger for justice.

From Salon