All play up to synonyms

verb play up to

• brown-nose — to curry favor; behave obsequiously.
• ingratiate — to establish (oneself or someone else) in the favor or good graces of someone, especially by deliberate effort (usually followed by with): He ingratiated himself with all the guests. She ingratiated her colleagues with her well-researched project proposal.
• humoring — a comic, absurd, or incongruous quality causing amusement: the humor of a situation.
• humouring — humor.
• cool off — If someone or something cools off, or if you cool them off, they become cooler after having been hot.
• cool out — to relax and cool down
• lead on — to go before or with to show the way; conduct or escort: to lead a group on a cross-country hike.
• lay on — to put or place in a horizontal position or position of rest; set down: to lay a book on a desk.
• make over — to bring into existence by shaping or changing material, combining parts, etc.: to make a dress; to make a channel; to make a work of art.
• make nice — pleasing; agreeable; delightful: a nice visit.
• yes — (used to express affirmation or assent or to mark the addition of something emphasizing and amplifying a previous statement): Do you want that? Yes, I do.
• fall over — person: trip or slip
• lay it on thick — to put or place in a horizontal position or position of rest; set down: to lay a book on a desk.
• mousetrap — a trap for mice, especially one consisting of a rectangular wooden base on which a metal spring is mounted.
• cultivate — If you cultivate land or crops, you prepare land and grow crops on it.
• disciplining — Present participle of discipline.
• jolly — in good spirits; lively; merry: In a moment he was as jolly as ever.
• inveigle — to entice, lure, or ensnare by flattery or artful talk or inducements (usually followed by into): to inveigle a person into playing bridge.
• disciplined — having or exhibiting discipline; rigorous: paintings characterized by a disciplined technique.
• humored — a comic, absurd, or incongruous quality causing amusement: the humor of a situation.
• balm — Balm is a sweet-smelling oil that is obtained from some tropical trees and used to make creams that heal wounds or reduce pain.
• jollying — Present participle of jolly.
• cajole — If you cajole someone into doing something, you get them to do it after persuading them for some time.
• honey — a sweet, viscid fluid produced by bees from the nectar collected from flowers, and stored in nests or hives as food.
• eat dirt — any foul or filthy substance, as mud, grime, dust, or excrement.
• eat humble pie — humility forced upon someone, often under embarrassing conditions; humiliation.
• flatter — to make flat.
• coddle — To coddle someone means to treat them too kindly or protect them too much.
• buttering — the fatty portion of milk, separating as a soft whitish or yellowish solid when milk or cream is agitated or churned.
• balmed — simple past tense and past participle of balm.
• butter up — If someone butters you up, they try to please you because they want you to help or support them.
• get around — to receive or come to have possession, use, or enjoyment of: to get a birthday present; to get a pension.
• honied — containing, consisting of, or resembling honey: honeyed drinks.
• go after — to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
• fawn — a young deer, especially an unweaned one.
• get in with — start to associate with
• make peace — the normal, nonwarring condition of a nation, group of nations, or the world.
• allay — If you allay someone's fears or doubts, you stop them feeling afraid or doubtful.
• jollies — in good spirits; lively; merry: In a moment he was as jolly as ever.
• make up to — to bring into existence by shaping or changing material, combining parts, etc.: to make a dress; to make a channel; to make a work of art.
• lay it on — to put or place in a horizontal position or position of rest; set down: to lay a book on a desk.
• brown nose — a form of light sensitization in cattle
• buddy up — comrade or chum (often used as a term of address).
• grovel — to humble oneself or act in an abject manner, as in great fear or utter servility.
• make much of — great in quantity, measure, or degree: too much cake.