VERB (尤指和权贵人物)厮混,过从甚密 If you disapprove of the way in which someone is spending a lot of time with a group of people, especially rich and powerful people, you can say that he or she is hobnobbing with them. (尤指和权贵人物)厮混,过从甚密 [informal, disapproval] [Also VERB]
This gave Bill an opportunity to hobnob with the company's president, board chairman, and leading executives. [VERB + with]