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Wednesday, October 7, 2020

Words to talk about friendship

 


FRIENDSHIP VOCABULARY

besties / best buddies= best friends

a close-knit group (of friends) = a group of people who are very good friends 

a circle (of friends) = a group or network of people that you consider to be your friends

like being with / enjoy being with

near and dear to someone= very important to someone

ups and downs= a mixture of good and bad things that happen.

shoulder to cry on = someone who is always ready to listen to your problems.

to be well-matched= to be similar to somebody in interests

to hang out= to spend time, to do something together

to be on the same wave length

to fall out with= to quarrel, to have a conflict

to get to know someone= to become acquainted with someone.

to have a lot in common= to have similar interests.

to stick up for someone= to support and defend someone

to get together= to meet each other socially

to get along well with someone= to get on well with someone

to get on like a house on fire = to get on very well with someone= to like someone a lot

to hit it off with somebody= to quickly become close friends with somebody

to know someone inside out=  to know someone really well

to lose touch (with someone) = when you don’t see or speak to someone for a long time

to get back in touch (with someone) = to make contact with someone after a long time apart

to strike up (a conversation, a relationship) =to start.

 

A friend in need is a friend indeed (idiom):
If someone helps you when you are having a problem that means s/he is a true friend

 

 

 

 

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