chum up
Get cozy with
Chum up means to become friendly with someone, often quickly or with a suggestion of superficiality: She chummed up with the new neighbors right away.
The phrase can imply calculated friendliness—chumming up to get something rather than from genuine affection: He's just chumming up to the boss for a promotion.
Close trusted companion
- buddyInformal term for companion
- bondBinding tie or connection
- socializeInteract with others
- ingratiateSeek another's approval
get close · make friends · hit it off · hang out · connect · click · mingle · schmooze
Lure for prey
- lureThing that tempts
- attractDraw toward oneself
- groundbaitScattered food attracting fish
- burleyLight air-cured tobacco
slick · bloodworms · cut bait · oily fish · trolling · angling · sportfishing
pal
Close trusted companion
ingratiate · get close · make friends · hit it off · hang out · connect · click · mingle · schmooze · network
bait
Lure for prey
- lureThing that tempts
- attractDraw toward oneself
- groundbaitScattered food attracting fish
burley · slick · bloodworms · cut bait · oily fish · trolling · angling · sportfishing