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Meanings of sidle up in English

Ingratiate oneself to; often with insincere behavior.

Usage of sidle up in English
1
Luscri answers their questions while Moose and Milton sidle up for pats.
The Guardian
2
Ambrosius did not so much trot as sidle up to his master.
Labyrinth
3
As they paw helplessly at their keyboards, sidle up and 'fix' their problem.
Wired
4
Jack began to sidle up the hallway again toward the lobby.
The talisman
5
Then he sidle up close and stuck dat cotton 'tween old Bab's toes.
Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States...
6
But Obama didn't just sidle up to Jew-haters abroad.
The post-american presidency: the obama administration's war on ...
7
Let them alone, and by and by they will sidle up to you for notice.
Hugh Wynne, Free Quaker / Sometime Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel on ...
8
Everyone but Amy, that is, who wished Landon Brooks would sidle up to someone else.
Good girls don't
9
I sidle up to the man doing the varnishing.
The Guardian
10
Even now she could feel them lurking, and something horrible ready to sidle up to her.
Russian Winter
11
They want to sidle up to you, your majesty, while you are still new and-forgiveme-still inexperienced.
The last page
12
The professor got up from his chair, and began to sidle up and down the small room.
The Dweller on the Threshold
13
I sidle up to it, then inch forwards, until a lump beneath the blanket comes into view.
Axiomatic
14
As soon as we get this beef hung up I'm going in and sidle up to her.
Cattle Brands: A Collection of Western Camp-Fire Stories
15
Well, very shortly I shall have to sidle up to Tom and break the news to him.
Right Ho, Jeeves
16
The ancient predators slowly sidle up to the boat, then leap out of the water to grab their prey.
BBC
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United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common