kiss up
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kiss up (third-person singular simple present kisses up, present participle kissing up, simple past and past participle kissed up)
- (transitive, idiomatic) To pay false flattery to another, particularly a superior at work, in order to get special attention.
- Yes, I watched Joe kissing up the boss and was very annoyed when he got my promotion!
- (intransitive, idiomatic) To pay false flattery.
- He kisses up more than he works.
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