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Significats de shine up en anglès

Ingratiate oneself to; often with insincere behavior.

Ús de shine up en anglès
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The waves and the coast shine up to them, and they fly between lights.
The Spirit of Place, and Other Essays
2
I feel it a duty to shine up their virtues.
A Son of the Hills
3
I wonder that city feller didn't shine up to her.
Quincy Adams Sawyer and Mason's Corner Folks / A Picture of New ...
4
The lights of New Oxford Street shine up ahead.
The crimson petal and the white
5
A bright yellow torch will shine up from underneath her chin like in scary movies.
News.com.au
6
While Aston Villa await their Angel they might as well shine up a halo or two.
The Irish Times
7
I'm not trying to shine up to her.
Graustark
8
He had taken some from her dressing-table to shine up his face in honor of me!
The Story of My Life: Recollections and Reflections
9
By the way, you might shine up to Hilda Farrand and join the rest of the fortune-hunters.
The Blazed Trail
10
But when I flash dese on her-say, maybe she won't want to shine up at me again!
Joe Strong the Boy Fire-Eater; Or, The Most Dangerous Performanc...
11
That made illumination shine up from the slots, like they were cracks in something bright at the center.
Arcanum Unbounded
12
I don' believe it'll do yuh any good, suh, to try to shine up to tha' young lady.
Graustark
13
Put on your lipstick or your best top hat, shine up your cane, and stride proudly into the store.
Wired
14
I'se a-gwine ter shine up ter dat yeller Suky dat's been a-holdin' her head so high ober ter Marse Perkins's.
Taken Alive
15
If I gib yer gole, I expec' yer ter shine up an be 'greeable-like ter me ebbery way yer know how.
Taken Alive
16
Get your eye in, though, and their flowers shine up at you, giving a bright relief to the more subtle colours of early spring.
The Guardian
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