sidle up (to someone or something)

sidle up (to someone or something)
sidle up (to someone or something)
to move close to someone or something cautiously or furtively; to move closer to someone or something gradually. •

Tex sidled up to Dolly and said howdy in a soft, shy voice.

Dolly sidled up and picked the cowboy's pocket.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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