kiss up to

kiss up to someone

Sl. to flatter someone; to curry favor with someone. Edgar is in kissing up to the boss again. Stop kissing up to me.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Nereida	nay-RAY-dhah	Spanish
Augustin	[ɔ:'gʌstin]
Kristy	KRIS-tee	English
Anoubis	-	Egyptian Mythology (Hellenized)
Verochka	-	Russian
Jianhong	-	Chinese