pal around

verb2

1. •
   (informal) To spend time with someone as a friend.

   • John plans to pal around with Joe today.
2. •
   (informal) To associate with someone, especially secretly or when viewed as objectionable; to fraternize.

   • Hours later he travelled to the G7 in Italy, where he giggled with Giorgia Meloni, the prime minister, embraced Pope Francis and palled around with Kristalina Georgieva, the head of the IMF. — 2024