pair (someone) up with (someone)
idiom
: to join (a person) with (another person) for a purpose, job, etc.
They paired me up with a new partner for the last game.
The program pairs up volunteers with children who need help learning to read.
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Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 5 July 2024
The winner of the 2021 Charlotte Observer player of the year award before transferring, the former Kentucky point guard could be a lottery pick and pair up with Victor Wembanyama.
—Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 25 June 2024
In an interview with TV Insider, Guzman, 36, discussed whether Buck (played by Oliver Stark) could eventually pair up with his character Eddie after the former began exploring his bisexuality during season 7.
—Brendan Le, Peoplemag, 9 May 2024
Between 2013 and 2019, passersby in a variety of cities around the world — Madrid, New York, Toronto, Athens, Moscow and others — could pair up with another person to explore interneural synchrony.
—Quanta Magazine, 28 Mar. 2024
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Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 5 July 2024
The winner of the 2021 Charlotte Observer player of the year award before transferring, the former Kentucky point guard could be a lottery pick and pair up with Victor Wembanyama.
—Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 25 June 2024
In an interview with TV Insider, Guzman, 36, discussed whether Buck (played by Oliver Stark) could eventually pair up with his character Eddie after the former began exploring his bisexuality during season 7.
—Brendan Le, Peoplemag, 9 May 2024
Between 2013 and 2019, passersby in a variety of cities around the world — Madrid, New York, Toronto, Athens, Moscow and others — could pair up with another person to explore interneural synchrony.
—Quanta Magazine, 28 Mar. 2024
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