be on intimate terms
idiom
: to have a close relationship : to be close friends
We are on intimate terms with our neighbors.
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Books Review: In ‘The Lost Time Accidents,’ John Wray balances the logical and the ludicrous Feb. 4, 2016 To love music is to be on intimate terms with a magical revolving door.
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Jim Ruland, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2023
Books Review: In ‘The Lost Time Accidents,’ John Wray balances the logical and the ludicrous Feb. 4, 2016 To love music is to be on intimate terms with a magical revolving door.
—Jim Ruland, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2023
Jim Ruland, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2023
Books Review: In ‘The Lost Time Accidents,’ John Wray balances the logical and the ludicrous Feb. 4, 2016 To love music is to be on intimate terms with a magical revolving door.
—Jim Ruland, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2023
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