nodding acquaintance
A casual or partial familiarity; a relationship which is not close or fully developed; an inexact understanding (of something).
None of the quarrymen were intimate friends of mine. I had a nodding acquaintance with them.
acquaintance
UK /əˈkweɪntəns/ US /ʌˈkweɪn.təns/
noun 4
Collocations
17(noun.) person you know
ADJ
casual
I ran into a casual acquaintance at the grocery store last week.
casual, new | close, old | business, mutual, personal, social
VERB + ACQUAINTANCE
bump into, meet
greet (sb as)
When Maria saw her old friend at the airport, she greeted her as an acquaintance rather than a close friend.
PHRASES
friends and acquaintances
(noun.) knowledge of sb/sth
ADJ
nodding, passing, slight
I have a nodding acquaintance with my neighbor, but we've never had a real conversation.
brief, short | close, intimate
VERB + ACQUAINTANCE
make sb/sth's
strike up
She struck up an acquaintance with her neighbor while waiting at the bus stop.
renew
PREP
of sb's ~
My cousin invited several people of her acquaintance to the dinner party last weekend.
~ with
My grandfather developed a deep acquaintance with classical music during his years living in Vienna.
PHRASES
have an acquaintance with
My grandfather has a long acquaintance with jazz music from his years living in New Orleans.
on close/closer acquaintance, on first acquaintance
When you get to know him better on closer acquaintance, you'll realize he's actually quite funny.
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