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apple-polish
ap′ple-pol`ish v.i. 1. to curry favor; toady. v.t. 2. to curry favor with. [1930–35] ap′ple pol`isher, ap′ple-pol`ish•er, n. Thesaurusapple-polishverbInformal. To support slavishly every opinion or suggestion of a superior:bootlick, cringe, fawn, grovel, kowtow, slaver, toady, truckle.Informal: brownnose, cotton.Slang: suck up.Idioms: curry favor, dance attendance, kiss someone's feet, lick someone's boots.IdiomsSeeapple polisherapple-polish
Synonyms for apple-polishverb to support slavishly every opinion or suggestion of a superiorSynonyms- bootlick
- cringe
- fawn
- grovel
- kowtow
- slaver
- toady
- truckle
- brownnose
- cotton
- suck up
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