buddy up

buddy up
To form small teams, especially pairs, to reduce the likelihood of an individual suffering harm without being noticed or because of the nature of the task to be accomplished.

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  • Buddy — may refer to:* A friend * A partner for a particular activity * Buddy (dog), pet of former U.S. President Bill Clinton * Buddy memory allocation, a dynamic memory allocation system for computers. * Buddy system, any system in which two people… …   Wikipedia

  • Buddy — (englisch ‚Freund‘, ‚Kumpel‘) bezeichnet: Buddy (Musical), Musical über Buddy Holly Buddy (Musiker), Berliner Musiker Buddy Bär, internationales Kunstprojekt Buddy Film, Filmgenre mit zwei Hauptcharakteren Buddy Prinzip, ein System bei dem sich… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • buddy up — To make friends • • • Main Entry: ↑buddy * * * buddy up [phrasal verb] US informal : to become friendly especially in order to get help or some advantage often + with New students are encouraged to buddy up with older students. often + to …   Useful english dictionary

  • buddy — ☆ buddy [bud′ē ] n. pl. buddies [< ?] Informal 1. a close friend; companion; comrade; esp., a comrade in arms 2. either of two persons paired off in a partnership arrangement (buddy system) for mutual help and protection, as in combat or in… …   English World dictionary

  • buddy — 1850, Amer.Eng., possibly an alteration of brother, or from British colloquial butty companion (1802), itself perhaps a variant of booty in booty fellow confederate who shares plunder (1520s). But butty, meaning work mate, also was a localized… …   Etymology dictionary

  • buddy — [n] friend associate, chum, co mate, companion, comrade, confidant, co worker, crony, intimate, mate, pal, peer, sidekick; concept 423 Ant. enemy …   New thesaurus

  • buddy — ► NOUN (pl. buddies) informal, chiefly N. Amer. 1) a close friend. 2) a working companion with whom close cooperation is required. ORIGIN perhaps an alteration of BROTHER(Cf. ↑brotherly) …   English terms dictionary

  • BuddY E.V. — Das von der Vodafone Stiftung Deutschland ins Leben gerufene Buddy Projekt ist ein pädagogisches Programm zum Erwerb sozialer Handlungskompetenzen, das an Schulen (Klassen 5 bis 10) umgesetzt wird. Gemäß dem Motto „Aufeinander achten. Füreinander …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • buddy —    A common term of address used mainly by American speakers, though its use in Britain appears to be spreading. The word is thought to be a corrupt form of ‘brother’, and is similar in use to ‘friend’. It is often used positively, as in The… …   A dictionary of epithets and terms of address

  • buddy n — Witness: Striker was the squadron leader. He brought us in real low, but he couldn t handle it. Prosecuting Attorney: Buddy couldn t handle it? Was Buddy one of your crew? W.: Right, Buddy was the bombardier, but it was Striker who couldn t… …   English expressions

  • buddy — I UK [ˈbʌdɪ] / US noun [countable] Word forms buddy : singular buddy plural buddies 1) mainly American informal a friend 2) American spoken used for talking to a man whose name you do not know Hey, buddy, what are you doing? 3) someone who forms… …   English dictionary

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