Grammar 5: phrasal verb with subject of Friends

1. Make friends (with someone)
E.g. When you go to university you will make a lot of new friends.
 
2. Strike up a friendship (start a friendship)  
E.g. Jack struck up a friendship with a girl he met on holiday.
 
3. Form / develop a friendship
E.g. Juliet formed a lasting friendship with the boy she sat next to at primary school.
 
4. Cement / spoil a friendship  
E.g. Spending several weeks on holiday together has cemented their friendship.
 
5. A friendship + grow
E.g. We were at school together, but our friendship grew after we’d left school.
 
6. Close / special friends  
E.g. I glad that our children are such close friends, aren’t you?
 
7. Mutual friends
 
8. A casual acquaintance 
E.g. I don’t know Rod well. We’re just casual acquaintances.
 
9. Have a good relationship with someone  
E.g. Anna and Marie have a very good relationship.They love doing things together.
 
10. Keep in contact / touch (# lose contact / touch)  
E.g. We must keep in contact when the course ends.