The children cozied up to their mother.
•They cozied up to each other.
2. Fig. to try to get in good with someone; to try to increase one's influence with someone by being extra nice and friendly. •The salesman tried to cozy up to the customer.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
cozy up (to someone) — in. to become overly friendly with someone in hope of gaining special favors. □ Tracy cozied up o the prof, hoping for a good grade at least. □ She failed to read the syllabus, which advised students not to cozy up to the professor or call him at … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
cozy — (Brit. cosy) ► ADJECTIVE (cozier, coziest) 1) comfortable, warm, and secure. 2) not seeking or offering challenge or difficulty: the cozy belief that man is master. ► NOUN (pl. cozies) ▪ a cover to keep a teapot or a boiled egg hot … English terms dictionary
cozy — co|zy1 [ kouzi ] adjective * 1. ) warm and comfortable, and making you feel relaxed: SNUG: a cozy chair next to the fireplace a ) friendly and relaxed: a cozy chat a cozy evening with friends 2. ) a cozy relationship, in business or politics,… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
cozy — 01. They live in a [cozy] little one bedroom apartment on Cook Street. 02. Henderson is [cozy] with the boss, so he gets anything he wants. 03. We felt really [cozy] wrapped up in our sleeping bags, in front of the fire. 04. Make sure you are… … Grammatical examples in English
cozy up — verb ingratiate oneself to; often with insincere behavior She is playing up to the chairman • Syn: ↑cotton up, ↑shine up, ↑play up, ↑sidle up, ↑suck up • Hypernyms: ↑ingratiate … Useful english dictionary
cozy up to — (smth) try to be friendly to someone I don t know what he wants but recently he has been trying to cozy up to me … Idioms and examples
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cozily — cozy (Brit. cosy) ► ADJECTIVE (cozier, coziest) 1) comfortable, warm, and secure. 2) not seeking or offering challenge or difficulty: the cozy belief that man is master. ► NOUN (pl. cozies) ▪ a cover to keep a teapot or a boiled egg hot … English terms dictionary
coziness — cozy (Brit. cosy) ► ADJECTIVE (cozier, coziest) 1) comfortable, warm, and secure. 2) not seeking or offering challenge or difficulty: the cozy belief that man is master. ► NOUN (pl. cozies) ▪ a cover to keep a teapot or a boiled egg hot … English terms dictionary
