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.
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Dolly sidled up and picked the cowboy's pocket.
Dictionary of American idioms.
2013.
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