cheese up

English

Etymology

From cheese +‎ up.

Verb

cheese up (third-person singular simple present cheeses up, present participle cheesing up, simple past and past participle cheesed up)

1. (transitive) to add cheese to; make cheesy or cheesier
2. (intransitive) to become cheesy (overly dramatic, emotional, or exaggerated)
3. (intransitive) to become smiley; crack a huge grin
4. (transitive) to make (someone) smile