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View synonyms for suck up to
suck up to
verb
- informal.intr, adverb+preposition to flatter for one's own profit; toady
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Idioms and Phrases
Behave obsequiously towards, ingratiate oneself with, as in Now that he's the boss they're all sucking up to him, hoping to get big raises . [ Vulgar slang ; mid-1800s]Advertisement
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