v. , slang , avoidable , though gaining in acceptance To curry favor in a subservient way, as by obviously exaggerated flattery. Max brown-noses his teachers, that's why he gets all A's in his courses.
Compare: POLISH THE APPLE.
v. , slang , avoidable , though gaining in acceptance To curry favor in a subservient way, as by obviously exaggerated flattery. Max brown-noses his teachers, that's why he gets all A's in his courses.
Compare: POLISH THE APPLE.
American idioms English vocabulary. Английский словарь американских идиом. 2012