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Definition of Cozy up
1. Verb. Ingratiate oneself to; often with insincere behavior. "She is playing up to the chairman"
Definition of Cozy up
1. Verb. With "to", to ingratiate oneself (with someone). ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cozy Up
Literary usage of Cozy up
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Writing Through The Tween Years: Supporting Writers, Grades 3-6 by Bruce Morgan, Deb Odom (2005)
"cozy up and make it intimate, an event the kids look forward to and will want to
be part of. When I model writing, my planning for the piece is almost ..."
2. The Overland Monthly by Bret Harte (1875)
"It was very cozy up there in the living- room, we two together unweaving our web
of life. Over the mantel hung a mirror nearly obscured under a cloud of ..."
3. The Artichoke Trail: A Guide to Vegetarian Restaurants, Organic Food Stores by James Bernard Frost (2000)
"There's nowhere better in town to cozy up to vegetarian fajitas in the midst of
a deep, Boston January. ..."
4. Panama by Patricia Katzman (2006)
"Its extensive grounds, landscaped with exotic trees and flowers, cozy up to
Restinga Beach, the island's best. Among the plentiful birds are the hotel's own ..."
5. The Catskills Alive! by Francine Silverman (2003)
"In the winter, guests cozy up to a roaring fire, and in summer swimmers and small
boats float lazily along as in a Seurat painting. ..."
6. Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town by Cory Doctorow (2005)
"his don't-fuck-with-me aura enough that no one tried to cozy up to him and make
friends with him and scrutinize his persona close in, which was just as he ..."
7. A New England Girlhood, Outlined from Memory by Lucy Larcom (1889)
"and dearly I loved to stay with her in her cozy up-stairs room across the lane,
that the sun looked into nearly all day. Another adopted aunt lived ..."
8. Writing Through The Tween Years: Supporting Writers, Grades 3-6 by Bruce Morgan, Deb Odom (2005)
"cozy up and make it intimate, an event the kids look forward to and will want to
be part of. When I model writing, my planning for the piece is almost ..."
9. The Overland Monthly by Bret Harte (1875)
"It was very cozy up there in the living- room, we two together unweaving our web
of life. Over the mantel hung a mirror nearly obscured under a cloud of ..."
10. The Artichoke Trail: A Guide to Vegetarian Restaurants, Organic Food Stores by James Bernard Frost (2000)
"There's nowhere better in town to cozy up to vegetarian fajitas in the midst of
a deep, Boston January. ..."
11. Panama by Patricia Katzman (2006)
"Its extensive grounds, landscaped with exotic trees and flowers, cozy up to
Restinga Beach, the island's best. Among the plentiful birds are the hotel's own ..."
12. The Catskills Alive! by Francine Silverman (2003)
"In the winter, guests cozy up to a roaring fire, and in summer swimmers and small
boats float lazily along as in a Seurat painting. ..."
13. Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town by Cory Doctorow (2005)
"his don't-fuck-with-me aura enough that no one tried to cozy up to him and make
friends with him and scrutinize his persona close in, which was just as he ..."
14. A New England Girlhood, Outlined from Memory by Lucy Larcom (1889)
"and dearly I loved to stay with her in her cozy up-stairs room across the lane,
that the sun looked into nearly all day. Another adopted aunt lived ..."
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