Synonyms

shine up to

Idioms

Try to impress or please, be attentive to, as in George was always shining up to the teacher, or Her father warned her about men shining up to her for her money. [Colloquial; late 1800s]

Example Sentences

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shine up to

I don' believe it'll do yuh any good, suh, to try to shine up to tha' young lady.

From Graustark by George Barr McCutcheon

Still humming, she drew back a little and let her look shine up to his.

From "Persons Unknown" by Virginia Tracy

"But I never thought to shine up to her, as you hint."

From The Man of the Forest by Zane Grey

I'm not trying to shine up to her.

From Graustark by George Barr McCutcheon

By the way, you might shine up to Hilda Farrand and join the rest of the fortune-hunters.

From The Blazed Trail by Stewart Edward White

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