II20b
A person who tries too hard to gain somebody else’s favor: “He’s always trying to ________ the boss.”
| BUTTER UP | 176 |
| SOFT-SOAP | 127 |
| PLAY UP TO | 119 |
| BROWN-NOSE | 88 |
| GET IN WITH | 69 |
| SHINE UP TO | 34 |
| POLISH UP | 33 |
| NR | 32 |
| GET IN GOOD WITH | 29 |
| IMPRESS | 26 |
| GET ON THE GOOD SIDE OF | 20 |
| APPLE-POLISH | 18 |
| STAND IN WITH | 17 |
| SUCK AROUND | 15 |
| SNOW | 14 |
| SUCK IN WITH | 14 |
| PLEASE | 13 |
| SUCK | 12 |
| BRIBE | 11 |
| SUGAR UP | 11 |
| MAKE UP TO | 10 |
| CURRY FAVOR WITH | 9 |
| KISS THE BOSS’S ASS | 9 |
| POLISH THE APPLE | 9 |
| SWEET-TALK | 9 |
| BOOTLICK | 8 |
| SUCK UP TO | 8 |
| BUTTER | 7 |
| BUTTER HIM UP | 7 |
| CATER TO | 7 |
| FAVOR | 7 |
| SWEETEN UP | 7 |
| FLATTER | 6 |
| FOOL | 6 |
| POLISH | 6 |
| SUCKHOLE | 6 |
| SUGAR | 6 |
| GAIN FAVOR WITH | 5 |
| GET NEXT TO | 5 |
| INFLUENCE | 5 |
| WORK | 5 |
| CURRY FAVOR | 4 |
| LICK HIS BOOTS | 4 |
| WIN | 4 |
| BROWNIE | 3 |
| BUTT IN WITH | 3 |
| BUY | 3 |
| BUY A FAVOR WITH | 3 |
| CON | 3 |
| COURT | 3 |
| GET AROUND | 3 |
| GET ON IN WITH | 3 |
| GET ON THE BEST SIDE OF | 3 |
| GET ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF | 3 |
| LICK | 3 |
| SALVE | 3 |
| SET UP TO | 3 |
| SWEETEN | 3 |
| WIN OVER | 3 |
| BROWN | 2 |
| BUCK | 2 |
| BUTTER THE BOSS UP | 2 |
| BUTTER UP TO | 2 |
| COURT FAVOR WITH | 2 |
| GET ON WITH | 2 |
| GET THICK WITH | 2 |
| GET TIGHT WITH | 2 |
| GET TO | 2 |
| HANDSHAKE | 2 |
| HONEY AROUND | 2 |
| HORN IN | 2 |
| HORN IN WITH | 2 |
| INGRATIATE HIMSELF WITH | 2 |
| JIVE | 2 |
| KISS | 2 |
| KISS UP | 2 |
| KISS UP TO | 2 |
| MAKE | 2 |
| MAKE GOOD WITH | 2 |
| PUSH HIMSELF WITH | 2 |
| SIDE IN WITH | 2 |
| SOAP UP | 2 |
| SOFTEN UP | 2 |
| SOFT-TALK | 2 |
| STAY IN WITH | 2 |
| TATTLE TO | 2 |
| WORM HIS WAY IN | 2 |
| A.K. | 1 |
| ASS UP TO | 1 |
| BABY | 1 |
| BAMBOOZLE | 1 |
| BARGE IN WITH | 1 |
| BE A BOOTLICKER | 1 |
| BE BOSSY | 1 |
| BE FRIENDS WITH | 1 |
| BE HIS OLD BUDDY | 1 |
| BE NICE TO | 1 |
| BEND OVER BACKWARD FOR | 1 |
| BETTER HIMSELF WITH | 1 |
| BLARNEY | 1 |
| BOOST HIMSELF | 1 |
| BOOTLICKER | 1 |
| BOSS | 1 |
| BOSS’ ASS-WIPE | 1 |
| BRAINWASH | 1 |
| BROWN IN | 1 |
| BROWN UP TO | 1 |
| BROWNIE UP | 1 |
| BROWNIE UP TO | 1 |
| BROWN-NOSE WITH | 1 |
| BUILD HIMSELF UP TO | 1 |
| BULLY HIS WAY THROUGH TO | 1 |
| BUTT IN | 1 |
| BUTTER HIS TOAST | 1 |
| BUTTER THEM UP | 1 |
| ‘CEITFUL | 1 |
| CHARM | 1 |
| CHISEL | 1 |
| COCK | 1 |
| CODDLE | 1 |
| CODDLE UP TO | 1 |
| COMPROMISE | 1 |
| COUSIN UP | 1 |
| COZY UP TO | 1 |
| CRAB THE ACT | 1 |
| CULTIVATE | 1 |
| CURRY | 1 |
| CURRY FAVORS FROM | 1 |
| CURRY HIS FAVOR | 1 |
| CURRY THE FAVOR OF | 1 |
| EDGE IN | 1 |
| FAKE OUT | 1 |
| FAWN ON | 1 |
| FEATHER | 1 |
| FEATHER HIS OWN NEST | 1 |
| FINAGLE | 1 |
| FLATTER UP | 1 |
| FOOT-LICKER | 1 |
| GET A FAVOR FROM | 1 |
| GET A SET-UP ON | 1 |
| GET AHEAD WITH | 1 |
| GET AN INSIDE PATH | 1 |
| GET CLOSE TO | 1 |
| GET EVEN WITH | 1 |
| GET HIMSELF IN WITH | 1 |
| GET IN | 1 |
| GET IN BROWNIE POINTS WITH | 1 |
| GET IN FAVOR WITH | 1 |
| GET IN RIGHT | 1 |
| GET IN THE BOSS’ FAVOR | 1 |
| GET IN THE FAVOR OF | 1 |
| GET IN THE GOOD GRACES OF | 1 |
| GET IN THICK WITH | 1 |
| GET ON GOOD SIDES WITH | 1 |
| GET ON GOOD TERMS WITH | 1 |
| GET ON HIS GOOD SIDE | 1 |
| GET ON IN TIGHT WITH | 1 |
| GET ON THE INSIDE | 1 |
| GET ON THE INSIDE WITH | 1 |
| GET ON THE SIDE OF | 1 |
| GET SWEET WITH | 1 |
| GET THE BOSS ON HIS SIDE | 1 |
| GET THE BOSS’S FAVOR | 1 |
| GET THE INSIDE TRACK WITH | 1 |
| GET TO BE STRAW BOSS | 1 |
| GET TOO CHUMMY WITH | 1 |
| GET UP TO | 1 |
| GIVE HIM A SNOW JOB | 1 |
| GIVE THE BOSS THE LINE | 1 |
| GLAD-HAND | 1 |
| GRAPE UP | 1 |
| GRAPE UP TO | 1 |
| GREASE | 1 |
| HANDSHAKE WITH | 1 |
| HAS AN AX TO GRIND | 1 |
| HAVE SOME SAY | 1 |
| HEEL IN WITH | 1 |
| HONEY | 1 |
| HONEY HIM UP | 1 |
| HONEY UP | 1 |
| HONEY UP TO | 1 |
| HOODWINK | 1 |
| INGRATIATE HIMSELF | 1 |
| INVEIGLE | 1 |
| JOLLY | 1 |
| K.A. | 1 |
| KID | 1 |
| KISS HIS BUTT | 1 |
| KISS HIS HEINIE | 1 |
| KISS HIS TAIL END | 1 |
| KISS SOMEBODY’S ASS | 1 |
| KISS THE BOSS’ FEET | 1 |
| KISS THE BOSS’ REAR END | 1 |
| KISS THE BOSS’S TOKUS | 1 |
| KISS THE MAN’S ASS | 1 |
| KISS-ASS | 1 |
| KISS-BUTT | 1 |
| KNUCKLE UP TO | 1 |
| KOWTOW TO | 1 |
| K-TWO TO | 1 |
| LAY IT ON | 1 |
| LICK HIS ASS | 1 |
| LICK HIS FANNY | 1 |
| LICK THE BOOTS OF | 1 |
| LICK THE BOSS’S ASS | 1 |
| LICK THE BOSS’S BOOTS | 1 |
| MAKE A BIT WITH | 1 |
| MAKE A GOOD IMPRESSION | 1 |
| MAKE A GREAT FELLER OF HIMSELF | 1 |
| MAKE A HIT WITH | 1 |
| MAKE A PLAY FOR | 1 |
| MAKE A SHOW TO | 1 |
| MAKE HAY | 1 |
| MAKE HAY WITH | 1 |
| MAKE POINTS WITH | 1 |
| MAKE RANK | 1 |
| MAKE TIME | 1 |
| MAKE TIME WITH | 1 |
| MAKE UP | 1 |
| MONOPOLIZE | 1 |
| NUDGE OUT SOMEBODY ELSE | 1 |
| OBLIGATE | 1 |
| OVERRULE | 1 |
| PALAVER | 1 |
| PAT HIM ON THE BACK | 1 |
| PAT THE BOSS ON THE BACK | 1 |
| PATRONIZE | 1 |
| PAVE HIS WAY WITH | 1 |
| PECKER-SUCKER | 1 |
| PERSUADE | 1 |
| PET | 1 |
| PICK GRAPES AND TRAMP DOWN THE BUSHES | 1 |
| PLAY | 1 |
| PLAY AROUND | 1 |
| PLAY FAVORS TO | 1 |
| PLAY UP | 1 |
| POLISH THE APPLE TO | 1 |
| POLISH THE BOSS’S APPLES | 1 |
| POLISH THE BOSS’S BOOTS | 1 |
| POLISH THE BRASS | 1 |
| POLISH UP THE APPLE | 1 |
| POLISH-APPLER | 1 |
| PRIME THE BOSS FOR SOMETHING | 1 |
| PROMOTE HIMSELF WITH | 1 |
| PROWL IN TO | 1 |
| PULL OFF SOMETHING WITH | 1 |
| PUSH HIMSELF | 1 |
| PUSH HIMSELF AHEAD | 1 |
| PUSH HIMSELF IN WITH | 1 |
| PUSH HIS WAY IN WITH | 1 |
| PUSH UP TO | 1 |
| PUSSY-FOOT AROUND | 1 |
| PUT A FEATHER IN HIS HAT | 1 |
| PUT HISSELF AHEAD | 1 |
| PUT IN WITH | 1 |
| PUT ON | 1 |
| RUB HIM THE RIGHT WAY | 1 |
| RUB NOSES WITH | 1 |
| RUB THE BOSS’ BACK | 1 |
| RUN AFTER | 1 |
| RUN UNDER | 1 |
| RUSH | 1 |
| RUSH IN ON | 1 |
| SADDLE UP TO | 1 |
| SALVE HIM UP | 1 |
| SALVE UP | 1 |
| SATISFY | 1 |
| SELL | 1 |
| SELL HIMSELF | 1 |
| SHINE HIS SHOES | 1 |
| SHINE UP | 1 |
| SHIT | 1 |
| SHOVE HIMSELF IN THE LIMELIGHT | 1 |
| SHOVE HIMSELF ONTO | 1 |
| SHOW | 1 |
| SHOW OFF | 1 |
| SHOW SOMEBODY UP TO | 1 |
| SIDE WITH | 1 |
| SIDLE UP TO | 1 |
| SLICK OVER | 1 |
| SLICK UP | 1 |
| SMOOTH UP TO | 1 |
| SNITCHER | 1 |
| SNOOP AROUND | 1 |
| SNOW UNDER | 1 |
| SNOW-JOB | 1 |
| SNUGGLE UP TO | 1 |
| SOFTEN | 1 |
| SOUP UP | 1 |
| SQUEEZE IN WITH | 1 |
| STOOGE | 1 |
| STUFF | 1 |
| SUCK A HOLD ON | 1 |
| SUCK AFTER | 1 |
| SUCK AT | 1 |
| SUCK HIS ASS | 1 |
| SUCK HIS HEINIE | 1 |
| SUCK HISSELF IN WITH | 1 |
| SUCK IN | 1 |
| SUCK ON | 1 |
| SUCK UP | 1 |
| SUCK UP WITH | 1 |
| SUCK WITH | 1 |
| SUCK-ASS | 1 |
| SUCKHOLING AROUND | 1 |
| SUGAR-COAT | 1 |
| SWAY | 1 |
| SWEETING | 1 |
| SWEET-TONGUE | 1 |
| TAKE CARE OF | 1 |
| TAKE OVER | 1 |
| TATTLE | 1 |
| TOADY TO | 1 |
| TOADY UP TO | 1 |
| TOTE MILK TO | 1 |
| USE TOILET PAPER ON | 1 |
| WANGLE | 1 |
| WEDGE IN WITH | 1 |
| WENT OUT OF THE WAY | 1 |
| WHITEWASH | 1 |
| WIN A POINT WITH | 1 |
| WIN FAVOR WITH | 1 |
| WIN FAVORS | 1 |
| WIN THE BOSS OVER | 1 |
| WIN THE FAVOR OF | 1 |
| WOO | 1 |
| WORK HIS WAY IN WITH | 1 |
| WORM HIS WAY IN WITH | 1 |
| WRAP HIM AROUND HIS FINGER | 1 |
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