HyperDic: shine_up

English > 1 sense of the expression shine up:
VERBemotionshine up, cozy up, cotton up, play up, sidle up, suck upingratiate oneself to
English > shine up: 1 sense > verb 1, emotion
Meaningingratiate oneself to; often with insincere behavior.
PatternSomebody ----s PP
Synonymscozy up, cotton up, play up, sidle up, suck up
Broaderingratiategain favor / favor with somebody by deliberate efforts

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