sidle

Related to sidle: sidle up

sidle away (from someone or something)

To move gradually, inconspicuously, or surreptitiously away from someone or something. I began sidling away from him one he started spouting political extremisms. He started feeling uncomfortable at the party, so he sidled away as soon as everyone's attention was on the host.
See also: away, sidle, someone

sidle up (from someone or something)

To move gradually, inconspicuously, or surreptitiously up to or toward someone or something. As soon as you step foot in the city center, panhandlers begin sidling up looking for handouts. She sidled up to me with a sultry look in her eyes.
See also: sidle, someone, up
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

sidle away (from someone or something)

to avoid someone or something by moving to the side; to ease away from someone or something. The cowboy sidled away from the bar and drew his gun. He sidled away and snuck out the door.
See also: away, sidle

sidle up (to someone or something)

to move close to someone or something cautiously or furtively; to move closer to someone or something gradually. Tex sidled up to Dolly and said howdy in a soft, shy voice. Dolly sidled up and picked the cowboy's pocket.
See also: sidle, up
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

sidle up

v.
To advance in an unobtrusive, furtive, or coy way: At the train station, swindlers sidled up to the tourists.
See also: sidle, up
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • drag (someone or something) away from (something)
  • draw away
  • draw away from (someone or something)
  • conduct
  • conduct (someone or something) away
  • conduct away
  • drag away
  • drag (someone or something) away
  • dwindle away
  • deflect
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After grabbing a rifle, Sidle confronted the young man.
One time too many
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Heading northeast I pick up a marked trail, sidle along a rocky slope, and leave the moist bottomlands behind.
Very-very big woods and boo-boo trees
The following week, they couldn't wait to get back to their own kind and sidle up to the Les Aspin-Bobby Inman story.
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Get me on a radio talk show and I'm monosyllabic, but when I want to get laid I sidle my Cadillac mouth up next to obfuscate and titillate and animal husbandry.
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ALL SMILES NOW: Above from left are James Clements, Lewis Coston, Izak Sidle and Izzy Sidle from Tiny Turners, and right is our report of the theft NOW AND THEN: Izzy Sidle jumps for joy, left, after the kind gesture of two members of the public, and Elisha Rhodes with Millie Waldmeyer and Sam Adams, below, after the thieves struck
Kids were left devastated by thieves ... now they are smiling once again