quaint Idiome

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acquaint with

1． make familiar with熟悉We acquainted him with our plan．我们将计划告诉了他。
You should acquaint yourself with the facts before making a decision．在作出一项决定之前要熟悉各种情况。
These books acquaint Chinese readers with the ancient cultures of these lands．这些书帮助中国读者了解这些地区的古代文化。
2．make sb．know认识；知道
I am not acquainted with the lady．我与这位女士不相识。
He quickly got acquainted with his new duties．他很快地熟悉了新工作。

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nodding acquaintance|acquaintance|nodding

n. Less than casual acquaintance. I have never spoken to the chancellor; we have only a nodding acquaintance.

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acquaintance

acquaintance
see nodding acquaintance; scrape up an acquaintance.

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nodding acquaintance

nodding acquaintance
Superficial knowledge of someone or something, as in I have a nodding acquaintance with the company president, or She has a nodding acquaintance with that software program. This expression alludes to knowing someone just well enough to nod or bow upon meeting him or her. “Early 1800s]

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scrape up an acquaintance

scrape up an acquaintance
Make an effort to become familiar with someone, especially for one's own benefit. For example, He scraped up an acquaintance with the college president in hopes of getting his son admitted. This term uses scrape in the sense of “gather with difficulty” (also see under scare up). Originally put as scrape acquaintance, it was first recorded in 1600.