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buddy up

informal phrasal verb with buddy
 
/ˈbʌd.i/
 
verb

Definition

to become friends with someone: He quickly buddied up with Jan's husband.Being, becoming friends and getting to know someone
(Definition of buddy up from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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