buddies up

A form of buddy up — To form small teams, especially pairs, often to reduce the likelihood of any one person suffering harm without being noticed or to suit the nature of a task to be accomplished

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Meanings

verb
  1. indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of buddy up
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