kiss up to
kiss up to (one)
slang To flatter, praise, or agree with one in a sycophantic manner. He's always kissing up to the teacher, so it isn't surprising that no one else in the class likes him. The boss doesn't like it when people kiss up to her like that.
See also: kiss, up
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
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.
See also: kiss, up
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- drive (one) out of office
- force (one) out of office
- force out of office
- give (one) (one's) head
- give head
- give somebody their head
- give someone their head
- cooking for one
- 1FTR
- as one door closes, another (one) opens