brush up to

verb

To flatter or suck up to someone

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jollylay it on thickpuffcollogueflatterflatterizeglavergloze
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Meanings

verbbrush up to (third-person singular simple present brushes up to, present participle brushing up to, simple past and past participle brushed up to)

present singular third person brushes up to · participle present brushing up to · participle past brushed up to · past brushed up to

  1. archaicslangTo flatter or suck up to someone

    Synonyms: jolly, lay it on thick, puff, collogue, flatter, flatterize, glaver, gloze

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo flatter or suck up to someone

Similar
jollylay it on thickpuffcollogueflatterflatterizeglaverglozejollylay it on thickmake fair weatherpalaverpreenpuffsoothespeak well ofstroketickle the ear
Also see
blandanderflatterflatterizeglaverglozejollylay it on thickmake fair weatherpalaverpreenpuffsoothespeak well oftickle the ear
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APA

brush up to. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brush%20up%20to

MLA

“brush up to.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brush%20up%20to. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “brush up to,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brush%20up%20to.

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