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Vocabulary

Close friend: a very good friend.

Enjoy each other’s company: to like spending time with each other.

Example: Steve and Noah are always together, they definitely enjoy each others company.

Fair-weather friend: someone who is your friend only when you are cheerful and successful.

Example: A lot of John’s friends turned out to be fair-weather friends. They were with him when he was rich and left him when he went bankrupt.

Friends are like second family: that is to say your friends love you and make you feel comfortable.

Get in touch with somebody: to contact somebody.

Example: I plan to get in touch with my friends when I return home.

Near and dear to someone: very important to someone.

Example: Her parents are the only people who are near and dear to her.

Shoulder to cry on: someone who is always ready to listen to your problems.

Example: I’m so glad my boyfriend is so kind and sympathetic, it’s good to always have a shoulder to cry on.

To be through thick and thin: to have some good times and difficult times together.

Example: Your parents are married for 15 years, they must have been through thick and thin together.

To be well-matched: to be similar to somebody in interests.

Example: They are well-matched. 

To break up: to end a relationship.

Example: It is hard to believe that Jacob and Sarah broke up. They were dating since high school.

To drift apart: to become less close to someone.

Example: As years went by, school friends drifted apart.

To fall for someone (to fall in love with someone): to start loving somebody.

Example: They were childhood friends, and he fell for her!

To fall out with: to quarrel, to have a conflict.

Example: He left the party after falling out with his girlfriend.

To get on like a house on fire: people get on like a house on fire when they like each other’s company and become friends very quickly.

Example: I like my new roommate! We have a lot of same interests and get on like a house on fire.

To get on well with somebody: to have a good relationship with somebody.

Example: I’m an outgoing person and I easily get on well with new people.

To get to know someone: to become acquainted with someone.

Example: I thought Jenna was selfish until I got to know her and understood her real character.

To have a lot in common: to have similar interests.

To have friends in high places: to have friends in powerful positions in business or government.

Example: Joe owes his fast career growth to his friends in high places.

To hit it off with somebody: to quickly become close friends with somebody.

Example: I could not imagine that Laura will hit it off with Dylan! They are so different.

To keep in touch with someone: to maintain contact with someone.

Example: I keep in touch with my friends from high school, although we graduated five years ago.

To lose touch with someone: to lose contact with someone.

Example: I lost touch with Mary since she moved to Canada.

To see eye to eye: to agree.

Example: I think it’s better to live in a big city, but my brother doesn’t see eye to eye with me about it.

To strike up (a conversation, a relationship): to start.

Example: I feel awkward when I strike up a conversation with unknown people.

Ups and Downs: A mixture of good and bad things that happen.

Example: We’re friends for almost 30 years! Surely we’ve had our ups and downs.