buddy up
To form small teams, especially pairs, often to reduce the likelihood of any one…To form small teams, especially pairs, often to reduce the likelihood of any one person suffering harm without being noticed or to suit the nature of a task to be accomplished
» Ziri didn't want to wake his buddy up.
Meaning
2 senses(informal, intransitive)To form small teams, especially pairs, often to reduce the likelihood of any one person suffering harm without being noticed or to suit the nature of a task to be accomplished
To ally with, team up with, cooperate with.
Examples
3 sentencesZiri didn't want to wake his buddy up.
If you buddy up to everybody and anybody, pretty soon people will think you're just a people-pleaser.
That's why I say this music is your comforter when you are down and it's your buddy when you're up.
Translations
1 languagesForms
buddies up, buddying up, buddied up, buddied up| Base form | buddy up · to buddy up |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | buddies up |
| Present participle | buddying up |
| Past simple | buddied up |
| Past participle | buddied up |
irregular
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb