make up to (someone)
idiom
British, informal + disapproving
: to treat (someone) in a very friendly or helpful way in order to get something for oneself
an employee who's always making up to the boss
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Willard could also make up to $695,000 in performance incentives.
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Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 28 Apr. 2025
Noveon Magnetics, based in San Marcos, Texas, has also opened a factory to eventually make up to 2,000 tons of rare earth magnets, relying on a combination of scrap material, minerals imported from Australia and Southeast Asia and some recycled metals from recovered motors.
—Alan Ohnsman, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
However, many make up to 32 cubes or more than 100 smaller cubes.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2025
Related article Ultraprocessed foods make up to 70% of the US food supply.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 29 Mar. 2025
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Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 28 Apr. 2025
Noveon Magnetics, based in San Marcos, Texas, has also opened a factory to eventually make up to 2,000 tons of rare earth magnets, relying on a combination of scrap material, minerals imported from Australia and Southeast Asia and some recycled metals from recovered motors.
—Alan Ohnsman, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
However, many make up to 32 cubes or more than 100 smaller cubes.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2025
Related article Ultraprocessed foods make up to 70% of the US food supply.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 29 Mar. 2025
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“Make up to (someone).” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/make%20up%20to%20%28someone%29. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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