English dictionary
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English verb: shine up | |||
| 1. | shine up (emotion) ingratiate oneself to; often with insincere behavior | ||
| Samples | She is playing up to the chairman. | ||
| Synonyms | cotton up, cozy up, play up, sidle up, suck up | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | ingratiate | ||
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