fawn on
fawn (up)on (one)
To flatter and fuss over one to an excessive degree, especially in a sycophantic or obsequious manner. Any time that famous singer comes here, people can't help themselves— they just start fawning upon her. You're not going to get ahead by fawning on the boss like that. She really hates brown-nosers.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
fawn (up)on someone
Fig. to praise and flatter someone. Aunt Mabel fawned on the new baby till the poor child was rescued by her mother. I hate the way our aunts fawn on us at family gatherings.
See also: fawn, on
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- fawn
- fawn (all) over (one)
- fawn (up)on (one)
- fawn over
- kiss up to
- kiss up to (one)
- kiss up to someone
- wheedle
- wheedle (one) into (doing something)
- wheedle into