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shine up to

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by A. Makkai, M.T. Boatner, J.E. Gates

[shine up to] {v.}, {slang} To try to please; try to make friends with.

* /Smedley shines up to all the pretty girls./

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	friends ¹²⁰ {slang} ⁵⁹³ {v.} ⁸⁶⁷

Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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