be friendly vs hobnob

be friendly

hobnob

noun
  • A drinking together. 

  • An informal chat. 

adj
  • On friendly terms; in friendly association. 

verb
  • To drink together. 

  • To associate with in a friendly manner, often with those of a higher class or status. 

How often have the words be friendly and hobnob occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )