shine up to
Third Person
shines up to
Present Participle
shining up to
Past Tense
shone up to
Past Participle
shone up to
1
to make someone like one by being exceptionally kind toward them
- The new employee tried to shine up to the boss by always agreeing with his ideas.
- She decided to shine up to her professor in hopes of getting a recommendation for graduate school.
- The politician attempted to shine up to the voters by highlighting popular issues in his campaign.
- The student tried to shine up to the teacher by offering to help with extra tasks around the classroom.
- Hoping for a promotion, he consistently shined up to his supervisor by volunteering for additional responsibilities.