shine on

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English

Verb

shine on (third-person singular simple present shines on, present participle shining on, simple past and past participle shined on or shone on)

  1. (intransitive, informal, usually imperative) To continue to excel.
    Keep shining on, champion!
  2. (transitive, informal, US, originally African-American Vernacular) To humor (someone) or be condescending to (someone); to pretend to take (someone) seriously; to tell a tall tale; to pull someone's leg.
  3. (transitive, informal, US) To deliberately insult or aggravate (someone).