strike up a friendship

to become friends (with someone). I struck up a friendship with John while we were on a business trip together. If you're lonely, you should go out and try to strike up a friendship with someone you like.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
DagnÝ	-	Ancient Scandinavian, Icelandic
Sallie	SAL-ee	English
Lisbeth	['lizbəθ]
Manasses	-	Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
ŠTĚPÁNka	-	Czech
Goldstein	['gəuldsti:n]