He could imagine how the girl had wormed her way into the old boy's affections.

But can she shoplift her way back into her mother's affections?

Miranda soon worms her way into his affections and gets the painting as a birthday gift.

Or perhaps you've an idea that you might worm your way into my affections, is that it?

"The way she's gone about wheedling her way into his affections."

She could see how he had worked his way into her aunt's affections.

If he hadn't come back into their lives, inveigling his way into her parents' affections.

She's very good at worming her way into someone's affections.

I was fortunate enough to be taken into their affections right away.

He'll worm his way into her affections and then dump her.