scrape acquaintance with

scrape acquaintance with (someone)

old-fashioned To attempt to meet or befriend someone, especially because they may prove useful to one's needs, ambitions, or desires. He is constantly contriving ways to get into these parties so he can scrape acquaintance with someone from the film industry. It's been interesting to watch the people who tried to scrape acquaintance with her as her political career was on the rise just as quickly dissociate themselves from her in the midst of all this scandal.

scrape acquaintance with

contrive to get to know. dated

1992 Atlantic I thought how lucky the Crimms were to have scraped acquaintance with me, for I seldom reveal my identity to ordinary people on my jaunts around the world.

词组	scrape acquaintance with
释义	scrape acquaintance with scrape acquaintance with (someone) old-fashioned To attempt to meet or befriend someone, especially because they may prove useful to one's needs, ambitions, or desires. He is constantly contriving ways to get into these parties so he can scrape acquaintance with someone from the film industry. It's been interesting to watch the people who tried to scrape acquaintance with her as her political career was on the rise just as quickly dissociate themselves from her in the midst of all this scandal. See also: acquaintance, scrape Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. scrape acquaintance with contrive to get to know. dated 1992 Atlantic I thought how lucky the Crimms were to have scraped acquaintance with me, for I seldom reveal my identity to ordinary people on my jaunts around the world. See also: acquaintance, scrape Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary See also: scrape acquaintance with (someone) scrape an acquaintance with somebody scrape up an acquaintance scrape up an acquaintance with (someone) in the train of (someone) What say (one)? What say you? What say? Mrs. Astor's pet horse pet References in classic literature The voice was rich, cheery, light-hearted, agreeable; all that my own was not as I answered "Nothing!" for this was not the first time my next-door neighbor had tried to scrape acquaintance with me. Dead Men Tell No Tales
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