sidle up to

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   to seek someone's favor through sly or insincere friendliness

   Phrasal-prepositional verb · Inseparable

   sidle up to someone

   Usage: In this ingratiating sense, the person whose favor is sought follows to: sidle up to the director, sidle up to her. There is no movable direct object.

   He tried to sidle up to the director by praising every decision.

   Sources and attribution

   OpenAI Codex authors; independent AI editorial review recorded in the corpus review archive. — Original project editorial material; cleared for The Missing Workbook

   • The Missing Workbook: original construction review

   He tried to sidle up to the director by praising every decision.

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