make up to

1. Make ingratiating or fawning overtures to, flirt with, as in She was always making up to the boss's assistant. This usage was first recorded in 1781.

Example Sentences

And it is a win for the US government, with analysts Bernstein Research telling the BBC it could make up to $2bn from chip sales to China.

From BBC

At the senior center, she uses her own equipment to make buttons that she sells on the Venice boardwalk, where she can make up to $200 on a good weekend.

From Los Angeles Times

He used to make up to $6,000 a month as a trucker — now, he can’t afford to turn on his air conditioning.

From Los Angeles Times

According to Ukrainian military medics, shrapnel wounds now make up to 80% of battlefield trauma.

From BBC

“What politicians make up to win elections, they have to remember that some people believe.”

From Salon

Related Words

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• entice 
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