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Meanings of
shine up
in English
Ingratiate oneself to; often with insincere behavior.
cozy up
cotton up
play up
sidle up
suck up
Synonyms
Examples for "
cozy up
"
cozy up
cotton up
play up
sidle up
suck up
Examples for "
cozy up
"
1
It's not too late to
cozy
up
with those financial records.
2
Jen is sleeping snug and
cozy
up
there, her mouth in a half-smile.
3
Ditch the wearable black hole and
cozy
up
to a Cocoon.
4
He still wasn't happy about her wanting them to
cozy
up
to the media.
5
Got someone special to
cozy
up
next to? He raises his eyebrows at me.
1
She stuffed
cotton
up
her nose and took two Tylenol with codeine.
2
It took several men to roll a single bale of
cotton
up
the gangway.
3
I can roll the
cotton
up
on wooden toothpicks and peddle them as sterile swabs.
4
Well, I git the drop on him, and then you begin to
cotton
up
to him right away.
5
Owen saw the success of the woolen-mill, and declared that to bring
cotton
up
by steamboat from the South would be easy.
1
It will often
play
up
precisely when you don't want it to.
2
The pain in his voice made her
play
up
to her part.
3
Sometimes, they
play
up
their technology at the expense of the others.
4
Then
play
up
your strophe so we may hear if you lie.
5
She was ready to
play
up
to whatever cue Bonnie gave her.
1
Luscri answers their questions while Moose and Milton
sidle
up
for pats.
2
Ambrosius did not so much trot as
sidle
up
to his master.
3
As they paw helplessly at their keyboards,
sidle
up
and 'fix' their problem.
4
Jack began to
sidle
up
the hallway again toward the lobby.
5
Then he
sidle
up
close and stuck dat cotton 'tween old Bab's toes.
1
I'm not including this just to
suck
up
to you, Tom, honest.
2
But there's no one of any importance left to
suck
up
to!
3
Next time you
suck
up
your loss like a big girl, eh?
4
The anteater can
suck
up
water and be used as a watering can.
5
Jetpack Joyrideis an addictive, clever game that will
suck
up
your free time.
Usage of
shine up
in English
1
The waves and the coast
shine
up
to them, and they fly between lights.
2
I feel it a duty to
shine
up
their virtues.
3
I wonder that city feller didn't
shine
up
to her.
4
The lights of New Oxford Street
shine
up
ahead.
5
A bright yellow torch will
shine
up
from underneath her chin like in scary movies.
6
While Aston Villa await their Angel they might as well
shine
up
a halo or two.
7
I'm not trying to
shine
up
to her.
8
He had taken some from her dressing-table to
shine
up
his face in honor of me!
9
By the way, you might
shine
up
to Hilda Farrand and join the rest of the fortune-hunters.
10
But when I flash dese on her-say, maybe she won't want to
shine
up
at me again!
11
That made illumination
shine
up
from the slots, like they were cracks in something bright at the center.
12
I don' believe it'll do yuh any good, suh, to try to
shine
up
to tha' young lady.
13
Put on your lipstick or your best top hat,
shine
up
your cane, and stride proudly into the store.
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.
15
If I gib yer gole, I expec' yer ter
shine
up
an be 'greeable-like ter me ebbery way yer know how.
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.
Other examples for "shine up"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
This collocation consists of:
shine
up
shine
Verb
Preposition
Shine up
through the time
Shine up
across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common