| 词汇 | brown-nose |
| 释义 | brown-nose and brown-noser Theme: FLATTERY 1. n. a sycophant; one who flatters for self-serving motives. You are just a plain old brown-nose.That brown-noser actually gave the boss a bottle of wine for her day. 2. tr. & in. to curry favor with someone; to be a sycophant. Don't you brown-nose me!Don keeps brown-nosing, and the professor pretends not to notice. Idiom brown-nose informal to try too hard to please someone, especially someone in a position of authority, in a way that other people find unpleasant.The rest of the class were sick of watching him brown-nose. brown-nose verb to curry favour in a sycophantic fashion US, 1938brownnose1. verb To try to curry favor with someone through flattery or favors in the hopes of getting something in return. I'm not doing well at all in math this year, so it seems like brownnosing the teacher is my only hope for a good grade! Don't brownnose me with chocolates and sweet talk—just tell me what you want! 2. noun One who seeks out the approval, attention, and/or support of others, especially superiors, through abject subservience, flattery, or fawning. Tim is such an obvious brownnose, always complementing the boss on her ideas and saying yes to anything she suggests. brown-nose1. and brownie and brown-noser n. a sycophant; one who flatters for self-serving motives. You are just a plain old brown-nose. Will some brown-noser please try to get the teacher to put off the test? 2. tv. & in. to curry favor with someone; to be a sycophant. Don keeps brown-nosing, and the professor pretends not to notice. |
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