: to pay marked attention especially to one of the opposite sex
usually used with to
shined up to all the pretty girls

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“Shine up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shine%20up. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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