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scratching one's back
Main Entry:
brownnose
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: suck up to
Synonyms: apple-polish, back-scratch, bootlick, curry favor, fawn on, flatter, get on the right side of, kiss ass, scratch one's back, suck up to, toady
Main Entry: toady
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: fawn
Synonyms: apple-polish, be servile, bootlick, brownnose, butter up, cajole, fall all over, fall on one's knees, flatter, honey up, kiss one's feet, kiss-up, kowtow, lay it on, lick boots, massage*, oil, pay court, play up to, scratch one's back, stroke*, suck up to, truckle, woo*
* = informal/non-formal usage
Main Entry: truckle
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: fawn
Synonyms: apple-polish, be servile, bootlick, brownnose, butter up, cajole, fall all over, fall on one's knees, flatter, grovel, honey up, kiss one's feet, kiss-up, kowtow, lay it on, lick boots, massage*, oil, pay court, play up to, scratch one's back, stroke*, suck up to, toady, woo*
* = informal/non-formal usage
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