brush up to

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brush up to

verb brushes up to · brushing up to · brushed up to

archaic, slang To flatter or suck up to someone
Similar: jolly, lay it on thick, puff, brush up to, collogue, flatter, flatterize, glaver, gloze, make fair weather, palaver, preen

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@misc{brush_up_to_2026,
  title = {brush up to},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/brush%20up%20to},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}