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verb
(intr, adverb + preposition) informal to flatter for one's own profit; toady
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His boss, whom he admires, is waiting to meet with him about the big project.
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Words nearby suck up to

suckle, suckler, suckling, suck off, sucks, suck up to, sucky, sucralfate, sucralose, sucrase, Sucre
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Words related to suck up to

deceive, delude, dupe, entice, entrap, seduce, tantalize, tempt, wheedle, bolster, cherish, develop, encourage, enrich, improve, nourish, promote, refine, charm, beseech

Other Idioms and Phrases with suck up to

suck up to

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]

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