phrasal verb · informal
make up to
/meɪk ʌp tuː/MAKE·UP·to
speakingtask2
to try to please someone, often for your own advantage
Examples
“He made up to the manager hoping for a promotion.”
“Students sometimes make up to the teacher to get better grades.”
“Don't make up to him just because he has money.”
Band 8 sentence
“Rather than apologise, he tried to make up to the board by promising increased profits.”
Collocations
- make up to someone for something
- be made up to
- stop making up to
Word family
made up to verb (past)making up to gerund
Common mistakes
He makes up to his boss.→He makes up to his boss.
She make up to him yesterday.→She made up to him yesterday.
Say it for a higher band
5flatter→6make up to→7+make up to
Synonyms
flatter
butter up
Easily confused
flatter
“He flatters his boss to get a better position.”
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