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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Most KitchenAid coffee makers make up to 12 cups of coffee at a time, although their cold brew coffee makers tend to make 19 cups at a time.
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Bestreviews, Mercury News, 6 Aug. 2025
The older mill could make up to 340 hp, which isn’t nothing, but the new version makes a much more impressive 400 horses, which is routed to all four wheels via a six-speed sequential gearbox.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 4 Aug. 2025
At the beginning of 2025, the company expected to make up to $30 per share.
—Alexis Kayser, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 July 2025
The base pay for legislators is $82,046, although some make up to $150,000 through various schemes and stipends.
—Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 14 July 2025
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Bestreviews, Mercury News, 6 Aug. 2025
The older mill could make up to 340 hp, which isn’t nothing, but the new version makes a much more impressive 400 horses, which is routed to all four wheels via a six-speed sequential gearbox.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 4 Aug. 2025
At the beginning of 2025, the company expected to make up to $30 per share.
—Alexis Kayser, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 July 2025
The base pay for legislators is $82,046, although some make up to $150,000 through various schemes and stipends.
—Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 14 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for make up to (someone)
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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 9 Sep. 2025.
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