endear someone to someone or something

endear someone to someone or something
endear someone to someone or something
to cause someone to be cherished by someone else or a group. •

Her good humor endears her to all of us.

Sally endears herself to everyone because she is so funny.

She failed to endear herself to her husband's parents.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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