shine up to
Example Sentences
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I'm not trying to shine up to her.
From Graustark by George Barr McCutcheon
"But I never thought to shine up to her, as you hint."
From The Man of the Forest by Zane Grey
I don' believe it'll do yuh any good, suh, to try to shine up to tha' young lady.
From Graustark by George Barr McCutcheon
Fust he'd tried to shine up to Grace, but the shine—her part of it—had wore off.
From The Depot Master by Joseph Crosby Lincoln
I wonder that city feller didn't shine up to her.
From Quincy Adams Sawyer and Mason's Corner Folks A Picture of New England Home Life by Charles Felton Pidgin
