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sidle up

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Verb1.sidle up - ingratiate oneself to; often with insincere behavior; "She is playing up to the chairman"
cotton up, cozy up, shine up, suck up, play up
ingratiate - gain favor with somebody by deliberate efforts
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And while the men withdrew money they would sidle up to them, and once back in the car they would pinch their bankcards, and using pilfered PIN codes they would tap the victims' accounts.
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I would expect Obama to try to deal with Europe as one entity rather than sidle up to London, Paris and Berlin separately.
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