polisher

Related to polisher: apple polisher

apple-polisher

A flatterer. (Apples are a typical gift for teachers.) That kid is always quick to help the teacher with any little thing—what an apple polisher!

polish the apple

To attempt to curry favor through insincere or excessive flattery or praise. An allusion to the clichéd image of a student presenting their teacher with a gift of a shiny red apple to instill a good impression. Brian is always polishing the apple with the boss, and for what—some vague, vain hope of a promotion or raise?
See also: apple, polish
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

apple-polisher

Fig. a flatterer. Doesn't that wimpy apple-polisher know how stupid he looks? Everybody at my office seems to be an apple-polisher but me.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

polish the apple

Try to win favor through flattery, as in It may help your standing with the boss if you polish the apple. This expression gave rise to the phrase apple polishing. The idiom alludes to the practice of schoolchildren bringing their teacher the gift of a bright, shiny apple. [c. 1920]
See also: apple, polish
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.

apple-polisher

n. a flatterer. Everybody at the office seems to be an apple-polisher but me.
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • apple-polisher
  • pusher
  • cookie pusher
  • kisser
  • polish the apple
  • licker
  • shine up to
  • shine up to (one)
  • pickthank
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