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to get the elbow (idiom):

# (British English, informal) to be told by somebody that they no longer want to have a relationship with you; to be told to go away.

to give somebody the elbow (idiom):

# (British English, informal) to tell somebody that you no longer want to have a relationship with them; to tell somebody to go away.

to rub elbows with somebody (idiom):

# (North American English) (also rub shoulders with somebody British and North American English) to meet and spend time with a famous person, socially or as part of your job.

He’s rubbing elbows with stars all the time.

He had been rubbing elbows with celebrities.

distant /ˈdɪstənt/ (adj):

# Not friendly; not wanting a close relationship with somebody.

Pat sounded very cold and distant on the phone.

He became emotionally distant from his friends and family after the illness.

communal /kəˈmjuːnl/ (adj):

# shared by, or for the use of, a number of people, especially people who live together.

SYNONYM: shared;

a communal kitchen/garden, etc.

As a student, he tried communal living for a few years.

mutual /ˈmjuːtʃuəl/ (adj):

# used to describe feelings that two or more people have for each other equally, or actions that affect two or more people equally.

mutual respect/ understanding.

mutual support/ aid.

They parted by mutual consent.

I don't like her, and I think the feeling is mutual (= she doesn't like me either).

dual /ˈdjuːəl/ (adj):

# [only before noun] having two parts or aspects.

his dual role as composer and conductor.

She has dual nationality (= is a citizen of two different countries).

The piece of furniture serves a dual purpose as a cupboard and as a table.

duet /djuˈet/ (n):

# (also less frequent duo) a performance by two musicians or singers; a piece of music for two players or singers.

a piano duet.

The host of the show did a duet with one of the guests.

a duet for piano and violin.

duo /ˈdjuːəʊ/ (n):

# (plural duos) two people who perform together or are often seen or thought of together.

the comedy duo Laurel and Hardy.

the goal-scoring duo of Coates and Winterbotham.

COMPARE: trio;

# (also duet) a performance by two musicians or singers; a piece of music for two players or singers.

in the loop | out of the loop (idiom):

# (informal) part of a group of people that is dealing with something important; not part of this group.

A lot of people want to be in the loop on this operation.

Lawton had gradually been cut out of the loop on legal reviews.

knock/ throw somebody for a loop (idiom):

# (North American English, informal) to shock or surprise somebody.

The result of the election knocked most people for a loop.

correlate /ˈkɔːrəleɪt/ (v):

# (formal) [intransitive] if two or more facts, figures, etc. correlate or if a fact, figure, etc. correlates with another, the facts are closely connected and affect or depend on each other.

The figures do not seem to correlate.

Correlate with something: A high-fat diet correlates with a greater risk of heart disease.

The average speed of the vehicles correlates closely with the severity of the accident caused.

symbiosis /ˌsɪmbaɪˈəʊsɪs/ (n):

(plural symbioses /ˌsɪmbaɪˈəʊsiːz/)

# (biology) the relationship between two different living creatures that live close together and depend on each other in particular ways, each getting particular benefits from the other.

The birds live in symbiosis with the cattle, picking insects from their skin to eat.

# a relationship between people, companies, etc. that is to the advantage of both.

She imagined us living in a perfect mother and daughter symbiosis.

symbiotic /ˌsɪmbaɪˈɒtɪk/ (adj):

# (biology) used to describe a relationship between two different living creatures that live close together and depend on each other in particular ways, each getting particular benefits from the other.

Humans have a symbiotic relationship with trees.

make up (with somebody) (phrasal verb):

# (British English also make it up) to end an argument with somebody and become friends again.

Why don't you two kiss and make up?

Has he made it up with her yet?

Have they made it up yet?

drift apart (phrasal verb):

# to become less friendly or close to somebody

As children we were very close, but as we grew up we just drifted apart.

Over the years the two friends drifted apart.

bury the hatchet | bury your differences (idiom):

# to stop not being friendly and become friends again.

After not speaking to each other for years, the two brothers decided to bury the hatchet.

on the rebound /ˈriːbaʊnd/ (idiom):

# while you are sad and confused, especially after a relationship has ended.

Paul left her and three months later she married Angus on the rebound.

They first met when he was on the rebound from a broken relationship.

adulterous /əˈdʌltərəs/ (adj):

# involving sex between a married person and somebody who is not their husband or wife; (of a married person) having sex with somebody who is not their husband or wife.

an adulterous relationship

adulterous wives/ husbands

affaire /əˈfeə(r)/ (n):

# (from French, literary) a love affair.

affinity /əˈfɪnəti/ (n):

(plural affinities) (formal)

1. [singular] affinity (for/with somebody/something) | affinity (between A and B): a strong feeling that you understand somebody/something and like them or it.

SYNONYM rapport;

Sam was born in the country and had a deep affinity with nature.

Humans have a special affinity for dolphins.

2. [uncountable, countable] affinity (with somebody/something) | affinity (between A and B): a close relationship between two people or things that have similar qualities, structures or features.

There is a close affinity between Italian and Spanish.

rapport /ræˈpɔː(r)/ (n):

# [singular, uncountable] a friendly relationship in which people understand each other very well.

rapport with somebody: She understood the importance of establishing a close rapport with clients.

rapport between A and B: Honesty is essential if there is to be good rapport between patient and therapist.

There was little rapport between the two women.

She felt an instant rapport between them.

amity /ˈæməti/ (n):

# [uncountable] (formal) a friendly relationship between people or countries.

antecedent /ˌæntɪˈsiːdnt/ (n):

# [countable] (formal) a thing or an event that exists or comes before another, and may have influenced it. (tiền lệ)

befriend /bɪˈfrend/ (v):

# [usually passive] befriend somebody: to become a friend of somebody, especially somebody who needs your help.

Shortly after my arrival at the school, I was befriended by an older girl.

defriend /ˌdiːˈfrend/ (v):

# (also unfriend) [transitive, intransitive] (informal) to remove somebody from a list of friends or contacts on social media.

bonding /ˈbɒndɪŋ/ (n):

# [uncountable] the process of forming a special relationship with somebody or with a group of people.

mother-child bonding (tình mẫu tử)