When Bill helped me with geometry, I really learned the meaning of "A friend in need is a friend indeed.""A friend in need is a friend indeed" sounds silly until you need someone very badly.

Mary, Tom, and Sally are as thick as thieves. They go everywhere together.Those two families are thick as thieves.

Sally is friends with Bill.Mary and Bill are friends with one another.

I do not think I will get a raise since the boss is not well-disposed toward me.The senators are well-disposed toward giving themselves a raise.

Tom is very close to Mary. They may get married.Mr. Smith isn't exactly close to Mrs. Smith.

Ann, you should come out of your shell and spend more time with your friends.Come out of your shell, Tom. Go out and make some friends.

Look at that lawyer cozying up to the judge!Lawyers who cozy up like that usually get into big trouble.

The lawyer tried to curry favor with the judge.It's silly to curry favor, just act yourself.

Bill wouldn't help me with my homework. He's just a fair-weather friend.A fair-weather friend isn't much help in an emergency.

I can't tell whether Jim is friend or foe."Who goes there? Friend or foe?" asked the sentry.

I just can't seem to get along with you.We must try harder to get along.How do you get on with John?Oh, we get on.

I would really like to get close to Jane, but she's so unfriendly.We talked for hours and hours, but I never felt that we were getting close.It's very hard to get next to someone who won't talk to you.

Tom and Bill had never met before. They seemed to get off all right, though.I'm glad they got off so well.

You had better behave properly if you want to get on the good side of Mary.If you want to get on the good side of your teacher, you must do your homework.

John hangs around with Bill a lot.They've been going around with the Smiths.I've asked them all to stop hanging around.

I hope Bob isn't hanging out with the wrong people.He needs to spend more time studying and less time hanging out.

Look how John hit it off with Mary.Yes, they really hit it off.

Are you in with John? I need to ask him for a favor.I've heard that the mayor is in with the county treasurer.

I kept my uncle company for a few hours.He was very grateful for someone to keep him company. He gets very lonely.

I was delighted to find all my kith and kin waiting for me at the airport to welcome me home.I sent cards to my kith and kin, telling them of my arrival.

I'm on good terms with Ann. I'll ask her to help.We're on good terms now. Last week we were not.

I'm not on speaking terms with Mary. We had a serious disagreement.We're not on speaking terms.

Bill likes to pal around with Mary, but it's nothing serious.Ann and Jane still like to pal around.

John and I were great friends. We used to run around with each other all the time.Mary went around with Jane for about a year.

Why Bill, you old son of a gun, I haven't seen you in three or four years.When is that son of a gun John going to come visit us? He's neglecting his friends.

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.

It took a while before John warmed up to me, but then we became good friends.It's hard to warm up to Sally. She's very quiet and shy.