shine on
The phrase "shine on" has multiple informal uses, often varying by context and region.
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Definition
B2General
(informal, motivational)To keep excelling or maintaining positive actions.
Example
- No matter the challenges, remember to shine on.
C1Interpersonal
(informal, US)To humor or be condescending to someone, often by pretending to take them seriously.
Example
- He knew they were just shining him on with false compliments.
C1Interpersonal
(informal, US)To deliberately insult or aggravate someone.
Example
- She felt hurt when her friend shined her on in front of everyone.
Similar
Terms that have similar or relatively close meanings to "shine on":
shine throughshine upsparkle upray of sunshinelight upbrighten upopen sunshinecatch the sunsee the lightray of lightbright shiny objectliquid sunshinelit up