( disapproving ) to make sb like you or trust you, in order to gain some advantage for yourself
SYN insinuate yourself :
He managed to worm his way into her life.
( disapproving ) to make sb like you or trust you, in order to gain some advantage for yourself
SYN insinuate yourself :
He managed to worm his way into her life.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005