套近乎

tàojìnhū
to worm one's way into being friends with sb (usually derogatory)

CEDICT

  1. (derogatory) to worm one's way into being friends with somebody; to cotton up; to chum up
  2. to worm one's way into being friends with somebody; to cotton up; to chum up

Wiktionary

與人接近或攀交情。也作「套拉攏」、「拉近乎」。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 套 tào
  1. to cover
  2. to encase
  3. cover
  4. sheath
  5. to overlap
  6. to interleave
  7. to model after
  8. to copy
  9. formula
  10. harness
  11. loop of rope
  12. (fig.) to fish for
  13. to obtain slyly
  14. classifier for sets, collections
  15. bend (of a river or mountain range, in place names)
  16. tau (Greek letter Ττ)
2 近乎 jìnhu
  1. close to
  2. intimate