make up to (someone)

phrase

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

Examples of make up to (someone) in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

On the other side of the world, a tropical cyclone churning through Australia has made landfall as a Category 4 storm and could make up to two more landfalls as the storm progresses through the weekend. — Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 20 Mar. 2026

Platinum badge holders can make up to three reservations per day and individual track badgeholders can make up to two per day. — Karoline Leonard, Austin American Statesman, 11 Mar. 2026

Substitutes working during the strike could make up to $600 per day, according to an NUSD board resolution voted on last month. — Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 9 Mar. 2026

In San Francisco, its Healthy San Francisco program allows for people to make up to 500% of the federal poverty level, about $78,000 for a single person and $161,000 for a family of four. — Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Mar. 2026