kiss up to someone
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
in. to flatter someone; to make over someone. I’m not going to kiss up to anybody to get what’s rightfully mine.
See also: kiss, someone, up
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
- 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