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
