【俚语】

Cotton up to someone 以溜须拍马的方式套近乎

【例句】

Since I'm deciding who gets the promotion, John has been cottoning up to me by buying me coffee all week.
因为是我决定谁会升职，所以整个一周John就不停地跟我套近乎，买咖啡给我。

Make small talk 和陌生人闲聊

【例句】

Maria introduced her brother to me, and we sat there making small talk for a while.
Maria把她哥哥介绍给我，于是我们就坐在那闲聊了一会儿。

“套近乎”学会一句就够了！
Beautiful day, isn't it?
天气不错，对吧？
I think I'v seen you before. You look very familiar.
我感觉在哪见过你。你看起来很面熟。
Don't I know you from somewhere?
我是不是在哪见过你？
Haven't we meet before?
我们之前没见过吗？
I've heard a great deal about you!
久仰大名啊！