词组 | cozy up to |
释义 | Phr V cozy up to cozies, cozying, cozied cozy up to sb American informal to try to become friendly with someone, especially because you want them to like you or help youLook at her, cozying up to the director. It makes me sick. cozy up to sb AmE to be friendly with someone who is your enemy or who you should not have a friendly relationship with, in order to get an advantage for yourself - used when talking about politics: Bennett accused him of cozying up to the Democrats. We cannot continue to cozy up to dictatorships just because there is money to be made.■ SIMILAR TO: cosy up to BrE (redirected from cozy up to) cozy up to (one)1. Literally, to snuggle with one. I left the room when my sister and her boyfriend started cozying up to each other. The puppies cozied up to their mother. 2. To become friendly with one, usually in an attempt to obtain something. Since I'm deciding who gets the promotion, Crystal has been cozying up to me by buying me coffee all week. cozy up (to someone) in. to become overly friendly with someone in hope of gaining special favors. Taylor cozied up to the prof, hoping for a good grade at least. |
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