cotton up

• Verbo frasal que significa intentar hacer amistad o ganarse la confianza de alguien, a menudo de manera aduladora o excesivamente familiar.

A phrasal verb meaning to try to become friendly or ingratiate oneself with someone, often in a sycophantic or overly familiar manner.

incontable · intransitivo · phrasal, inseparable

1. Befriend or ingratiateinformalamerican

   To try to become friendly with someone, often for personal gain or to gain favor.

   Congraciarse

   • He tried to cotton up to the boss to get a promotion.
   • She's always cottoning up to the popular kids at school.
   • They cottoned up to the new neighbors to borrow their tools.

   Sinónimosbrown-nosebutter upcourtcultivatecurry favorfawnsuck uptoady

Verbo basecotton