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View synonyms for suck up to

suck up to

verb

  1. informal.
    intr, adverb+preposition to flatter for one's own profit; toady


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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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