Friendship idioms

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To make friends with someoneto become friends with someone

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Jenny has always found it easy to make

friends at school.

Birds of feather flock togetherused to say that two or more people have similar

attitudes, beliefs or characters

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Almost every day John and Michael go for a stroll in the park to chat about politics.

Birds of feather flock together.

Two's company ... three's a crowdsaid when two people are relaxed and

enjoying each other's company but another person would make them feel less comfortable

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I missed my sister when she started dating her partner, but I never went out with them. I think two’s company, three’s a crowd.

To keep at arm’s length

to not allow someone to become too friendly with you

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After Harry broke up with Anna, he kept new acquaintances at arm’s length.

A fair-weather friendsomeone who is a good friend when it is easy to be one and who stops

being one when you are having problems

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Olivia always comes over for dinner. However, she refused to

come and help me with packing when I was moving out

of my apartment.

To be at odds with someoneto be in disagreement

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Emma is at odds with her partner. He has been promoted

at work, but this means relocation to another province. Emma’s whole life is in the city.

She doesn’t want to move.