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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The federal government currently picks up 90% of the costs to cover low-income adults who make up to $45,000 in a family of four.
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Ryan Levi, NPR, 10 Feb. 2025
Players can make up to four mistakes before the game ends.
—John Yoo and John Shu, Newsweek, 24 Jan. 2025
Moment Energy plans to build a factory in Taylor, Texas, that can make up to two gigawatt-hours of storage products per year, which is enough batteries to power tens of thousands of EVs.
—Katie Fehrenbacher, Axios, 16 Jan. 2025
Individual taxpayers who make up to $150,000 per year would receive $300.
—Raul A. Reyes, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
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Ryan Levi, NPR, 10 Feb. 2025
Players can make up to four mistakes before the game ends.
—John Yoo and John Shu, Newsweek, 24 Jan. 2025
Moment Energy plans to build a factory in Taylor, Texas, that can make up to two gigawatt-hours of storage products per year, which is enough batteries to power tens of thousands of EVs.
—Katie Fehrenbacher, Axios, 16 Jan. 2025
Individual taxpayers who make up to $150,000 per year would receive $300.
—Raul A. Reyes, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 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 21 Feb. 2025.
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