shine up
Intermédiaire supérieur (B2) informal
To make something shiny by cleaning and polishing it — or to try to get someone to like you by being extra nice to them.
"He spent an hour shining up the old trophy before putting it in the cabinet."
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Bonus Day of The 2026 AI Advantage Summit 2026
The AI Advantage · 32:09
And we shine up.
Is This the Most Dangerous River in America?
PBS Terra · 11:51
and shine lights and shine up the hill to their evacuation point.
I built a long-range LASER turret in my yard!
styropyro · 2:00
It's gotten quite rusty recently and could really use a shine up.