make friends
idiom
: to become someone's friend
Sometimes it is hard for children to make new friends.
—often + withShe's very good at making friends with people from all walks of life.
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One bit of advice from Johnson: make friends with a moving company.
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Ben Morse, CNN Money, 28 July 2025
Friends described Xana as someone who could make friends with anyone and who had the best taste in music.
—Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 11 July 2025
Entertainment is also a weird industry to make friends in.
—Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 10 July 2025
Children who struggled to follow directions, make friends, or succeed academically blossom before our eyes.
—Miami Herald, 8 July 2025
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Ben Morse, CNN Money, 28 July 2025
Friends described Xana as someone who could make friends with anyone and who had the best taste in music.
—Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 11 July 2025
Entertainment is also a weird industry to make friends in.
—Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 10 July 2025
Children who struggled to follow directions, make friends, or succeed academically blossom before our eyes.
—Miami Herald, 8 July 2025
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“Make friends.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/make%20friends. Accessed 1 Aug. 2025.
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