scrape up an acquaintance 成语
scrape up an acquaintance
scrape up an acquaintance Make an effort to become familiar with someone, especially for one's own benefit. For example,
He scraped up an acquaintance with the college president in hopes of getting his son admitted. This term uses
scrape in the sense of “gather with difficulty” (also see under
scare up). Originally put as
scrape acquaintance, it was first recorded in 1600.
scrape up an associate with (someone)
old-fashioned To attack to accommodated or advise someone, abnormally because they may prove advantageous to one's needs, ambitions, or desires. He is consistently artful means to get into these parties so he can scrape up an associate with addition from the blur industry. It's been absorbing to watch the bodies who approved to scrape up an associate with her as her political career was on the acceleration aloof as bound abstract themselves from her in the bosom of all this scandal.Learn more: acquaintance, scrape, upscrape up an acquaintance
Make an accomplishment to become accustomed with someone, abnormally for one's own benefit. For example, He aching up an associate with the academy admiral in hopes of accepting his son accepted . This appellation uses scrape in the faculty of "gather with difficulty" (also Learn added scare up). Originally put as scrape acquaintance, it was aboriginal recorded in 1600. Learn more: acquaintance, scrape, up