ingratiate oneself with

ingratiate oneself with someone

to work oneself into someone's favor. Why do you have to ingratiate yourself with everyone? Don't you know how to be just plain friends? She was very obvious in her effort to ingratiate herself with the boss.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Hereward	-	Anglo-Saxon
Breana	bree-AN-ə, bree-AHN-ə	English (Modern)
Maryann	mer-ee-AN, mar-ee-AN	English
Aleesha	ə-LEE-shə	English (Rare)
Bethania	-	Spanish, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Francisque	-	French