Idioms for shine
- regardless of the weather.
- no matter what the circumstances may be: Come rain or shine, he is always on the job.
come rain or shine,
take a shine to, Informal.
to take a liking or fancy to: That little girl has really taken a shine to you.
Origin of shine
1
before 900; Middle English
s(c)hinen (v.), Old English
scīnan; cognate with Dutch
schijnen, German
scheinen, Old Norse
skīna, Gothic
skeinan
SYNONYMS FOR shine
1
glimmer,
shimmer.
Shine,
beam,
glare refer to the emitting or reflecting of light.
Shine refers to a steady glowing or reflecting of light:
to shine in the sun. That which
beams gives forth a radiant or bright light:
to beam like a star.
Glare refers to the shining of a light that is not only bright but so strong as to be unpleasant and dazzling:
to glare like a headlight.
9 buff, burnish, brighten.
11 gloss, gleam, glow, sheen.
OTHER WORDS FROM shine
un·shined, adjectiveWords nearby shine
shin splints,
shinar,
shinbone,
shindig,
shindy,
shine,
shine up to,
shiner,
shiner perch,
shingle,
shingle oak
British Dictionary definitions for shine up to
shine
/ (ʃaɪn) /
verb shines, shining or shone
noun
Word Origin for shine
Old English
scīnan; related to Old Norse
skīna, Gothic
skeinan, Old High German
scīnan to shine, Greek
skia shadow
Idioms and Phrases with shine up to (1 of 2)
shine up to
Try to impress or please, be attentive to, as in George was always shining up to the teacher, or Her father warned her about men shining up to her for her money. [Colloquial; late 1800s]
Idioms and Phrases with shine up to (2 of 2)
shine