cotton up

To attempt to be friendly to someone or something: The teachers all cottoned up to the new principal.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Ratnam	-	Indian, Telugu
Terenti	-	Georgian, Russian
Isaiah	ie-ZAY-ə (English), ie-ZIE-ə (English)	English, Jewish, Biblical
Ragnar	RAHNG-nahr (Swedish)	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Ffraid	-	Welsh
Yngvildr	-	Ancient Scandinavian