cotton up

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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, up

cotton up

v. To attempt to be friendly to someone or something: The teachers all cottoned up to the new principal.See also: cotton, up

cotton up

verb

Synonyms for cotton up

verb ingratiate oneself to

Synonyms

cozy up
shine up
sidle up
suck up
play up

Related Words

ingratiate

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