buddy up with (someone)

buddy up with (someone)

1. To pair together with someone. OK, kids, buddy up with a partner and start working on the assignment. We all had to buddy up with a classmate before we were allowed to board the bus. The kids buddied up with each other and walked hand in hand across the street.

2. To be overly or obnoxiously friendly with someone, often for personal gain. He's clearly buddying up with the teacher so that she'll relent and give him extra credit. The new guy needs to calm down and stop trying so hard to buddy up with us. That jerk always buddies up with people in the office—and then starts complaining about them as soon as they walk away.

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buddy up (with someone)

in. to share living space with someone; to share something with someone. Let’s buddy up, okay?

See also: buddy, someone, up

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