chum up to (one)
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To be friendly with someone Why is Patrick chumming up to me all of a sudden? He's usually so distant.
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chum up to someone
to try or seem to become friendly with someone. Todd chummed up to Martin. I don't want to have to chum up to anyone I don't want to work with.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.