brown nose
IDIOM
ˈbrown-nose verb [intransitive and transitive]
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English Dictionaryˈbrown-nose verb [intransitive and transitive] informal to try to make someone in authority like you by being very nice to them – used in order to show disapproval
—brown-noser noun [countable]—brown-nosing noun [uncountable] [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲
Idiomsbrown-nose [informal]to try too hard to please someone, especially someone in a position of authority, in a way that other people find unpleasant.
The rest of the class were sick of watching him brown-nose. [TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲
brown nose 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.
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