Audio English.net » Dictionary » S » Side Drum ... Siege Of Orleans

SIDLE UP

Pronunciation (US):

Dictionary entry overview: What does sidle up mean?

• SIDLE UP (verb)
The verb SIDLE UP has 1 sense:

1. ingratiate oneself to; often with insincere behavior

Familiarity information: SIDLE UP used as a verb is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• SIDLE UP (verb)

Sense 1

sidle up ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

Ingratiate oneself to; often with insincere behavior

Classified under:

Verbs of feeling

Synonyms:

cotton up; cozy up; shine up; sidle up; play up; suck up

Context example:

She is playing up to the chairman

Hypernyms (to "sidle up" is one way to...):

ingratiate (gain favor with somebody by deliberate efforts)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s PP

Learn English with... Proverbs of the week

"Time flies when you're having a good time." (English proverb)

"Wait horse for green grass." (Bulgarian proverb)

"People are enemies of that which they don't know." (Arabic proverb)

"Next to fire, straw isn't good." (Corsican proverb)

Page delivered in 0.0686 seconds