play kissy-face (with someone)

play kissy-face (with someone)

1. To kiss someone amorously, especially in public. The model and movie star has reportedly been playing kissy-face with an unknown love interest. The teacher yelled at the two students for playing kissy-face in the back of class.
2. To ingratiate oneself to someone through excessively flattering, fawning, or solicitous overtures. Many of his constituents have accused him of playing kissy-face with senators of the other party in order to get his tax bill through.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

play kissy-face (or kissy-kissy)

behave in an excessively friendly way in order to gain favour. informal
See also: play
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See also:
  • play kissy-face
  • play kissy-kissy (with someone)
  • kiss something goodbye
  • kiss something good-bye
  • kiss (someone or something) goodbye
  • kiss goodbye
  • kiss good-bye
  • kiss goodbye to (someone or something)
  • kiss goodbye to something
  • kiss/say goodbye to something