cosy up
Curry someone's approval
To cosy up is to move close to someone for warmth or affection: She cosied up to him on the couch.
More often, it describes cultivating a relationship for advantage, with a hint of insincerity: The lobbyist cosied up to legislators.
Also spelled cozy up.
- warm up toGradually become fond of
- ingratiateSeek another's approval
- suck upFlatter for advantage
- hyggeDanish concept of snugness
- cuddleAffectionate close embrace
get close · snuggle · snuggle up · endear · friendliness · nestle · curl up · befriend · embrace · schmooze · win over · nuzzle · curry favor · court · wheedle · flatter · intimacy · cajole
cosy uppull away
Increase your lead
keep at arm's length · cold-shoulder · shun · rebuff · spurn
cosy upstand up to
Confront without retreating
defy · confront · challenge · oppose · speak truth to power
cosy upantagonize
Incite hostility in
alienate · offend · rebuff · spurn · stand one's ground
cosy, cozy, cosier, cozier, cosiest, coziest, cosily, cozily, cosiness