warm up to
Gradually become friendlier
To warm up to someone or something is to gradually become more friendly, receptive, or enthusiastic toward them.
The phrase suggests initial coolness or hesitation giving way to acceptance: She was skeptical at first but eventually warmed up to the idea.
You might warm up to a new colleague, a unfamiliar food, or a proposal you once dismissed.
- softenMake less firm
- thawReturn to liquid
- break the iceInitiate social interaction
- bondBinding tie or connection
- connectJoin or link
get close · let in · cozy · friendly · affection · trust · embrace · gradual · fondness · take a shine to · liking · open up · open heart · acceptance · rapport · melt · come around · ease
- temperature idiomscold shoulder, hot head, in hot water, cold feet, hot under the collar
- adaptadapt, adjust, acclimate, accommodate, accustom
- educateteach, instruct, educate, tutor, school
- Understanding Othersknow someone, see through, figure out, size up, empathize
- snap out of itsnap out of it, get a grip, get it together, shake it off, wake up
warm up toturn against
Become hostile toward
freeze out · turn off · ice out · shut out
warm up toreject
Dismiss as unsuitable
take against · write off · give up on · dismiss · spurn
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