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
Tzipporah	-	Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Karmela	-	Croatian
Rabbie	-	Scottish
Alİ	-	Turkish, Azerbaijani
DÁIre	DAW-ra	Irish, Irish Mythology
Shay	[ʃei]