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make friends vs do friends

'Make friends' is the correct expression used to describe the action of forming new friendships.
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make friends

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to describe the action of forming new friendships or establishing relationships with others.

Examples:

  • She finds it easy to make friends wherever she goes.
  • It's important to make friends in a new school.
  • He made friends with his neighbors quickly.
  • Making friends in a new city can be challenging.
  • I hope to make friends with my colleagues.
  • Jan 1, 2024 ... I'm a social recluse, and I find it harder to make friends. I've almost given up on finding someone similar to me with specific Interests.
  • Mar 27, 2024 ... This is a common post here: “How can I make friends with crows?” Assuming you see crows in your area, what time of day do they typically ...
  • Anger, fear, envy—usually we're ashamed of our so-called monstrous emotional patterns. Yet if we make friends with our monsters, says Tsoknyi Rinpoche, ...
  • Jun 23, 2023 ... how do u guys make friends on here ... i love this game so much and i've been playing since pretty much it's release, but i struggle finding ...
  • How to Make Friends as an Adult: The science of how to make friends; stop assuming it happens organically and start assuming people like you.
  • Dec 9, 2023 ... 111 votes, 67 comments. Been going (indoor) bouldering for a few months. Mainly to make friends and to combat social anxiety.
  • Sep 13, 2022 ... Not here to make friends. What happens when setting work boundaries turns into shutting our colleagues out? Sara ...
  • Why it's so difficult to make friends as an adult, and four counterintuitive principles that will help you make lasting adult friendships.

do friends

This phrase is not correct in English and is not commonly used.

  • Jan 7, 2024 ... What do friends do? Hi! I am new to Finch and I am curious what friends do. I only have real life people in my tree town who don't have ...
  • Oct 1, 2017 ... You want to do friends with benefits with a consenting partner? Do FWB! You don't want to? Don't! You want to have sex only after marriage ...
  • Dec 5, 2023 ... Do Friends Quests get more and more difficult? Discussion. 2 weeks ago they asked me to get 1500 XP. Last week they asked me to do 75 lessons ...
  • Mar 26, 2014 ... Do friends with benefits arrangements ever end well? All related (37).
  • Jan 3, 2024 ... What exactly do “friends” entail? I've searched the sub and can't really see an answer to this so I thought I'd ask (first post, long time ...
  • Aug 14, 2014 ... Do friends ever come back to patch up after ending a friendship? All related (47).
  • Mar 30, 2023 ... Why do friends not pick their friends... ... Archived post. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast.
  • Dec 29, 2022 ... How often do friends with benefits usually see each other? And is it normal they go a few days to a week without replying to messages and ...
  • Jun 4, 2014 ... What do friends... do together? I know. It's super general, but I really don't know. What does "hanging out" encompass? On a Friday or ...
  • Nov 7, 2014 ... Relationship advice from the Waltons · Author has 7.1K answers and 17.2M answer views. · 10y. Originally Answered: Do friends cuddle, ...

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