Verb
buddy up (third-person singular simple present buddies up, present participle buddying up, simple past and past participle buddied up)
(informal, intransitive) To form small teams, especially pairs, often to reduce the likelihood of an individual suffering harm without being noticed or to suit the nature of a task to be accomplished.
I think both Alice and Allen should buddy up and get out of their vehicles and take a walk up Main Street from Jefferson to Alexandria Streets and on Ligonier Street from Holy Family Church to the railroad bridge. Source: Internet
"Of anything the poor camp seemed to buddy up and form friendship groups quickly. Source: Internet