| 释义 |
cotton up
Thesaurus| Verb | 1.cotton up - ingratiate oneself to; often with insincere behavior; "She is playing up to the chairman"cozy up, shine up, sidle up, suck up, play upingratiate - gain favor with somebody by deliberate efforts |
cotton up
cotton up to (one)To pursue preferential treatment from one, often through flattery. Since I'm deciding who gets the promotion, Crystal has been cottoning up to me by buying me coffee all week.See also: cotton, upcotton upv. To attempt to be friendly to someone or something: The teachers all cottoned up to the new principal.See also: cotton, upcotton up
Synonyms for cotton upverb ingratiate oneself toSynonyms- cozy up
- shine up
- sidle up
- suck up
- play up
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