kiss up

v. Slang

To praise or flatter someone excessively in order to gain his or her favor: You'll get the job if you kiss up enough. Stop kissing up to them and tell them what you really think.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Surya	SOOR-yah (Indonesian)	Hinduism, Indian, Telugu, Kannada, Tamil, Malayalam, Hindi, Marathi, Nepali, Indonesian
Yevgen	-	Ukrainian
Barna	-	Hungarian
Euthymius	-	Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Erica	['erikə]
Radzimierz	rah-JEEM-yesh	Polish (Rare)