0 shine up to someone [idiom]To try to please someone Example: Hesam shined up to his boss, wishing to get a raise. Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary To pay marked attention especially to one of the opposite sex —usually used with toshined up to all the pretty girls American EnglishBritish EnglishB1 (Intermediate)Shortened URL: http://lngt.co/5779en
