78 entries under verb topic. ×

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butter up(expression, phrasal verb, flatter, court)
6
court(beg, kowtow, creep, plead)
6
suck up to(expression, idiom, phrasal verb, flatter)
6
toady(noun, flatter, grovel, fawn)
5
flatter(praise, court, beg, kowtow)
4
apple-polish(court, beg, kowtow, creep)
4
cringe(court, beg, kowtow, creep)
4
kowtow(flatter, court, beg, creep)
4
play up to(expression, idiom, phrasal verb, acquiesce)
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boot-lick
3
crawl(court, beg, kowtow, creep)
3
curry favour with
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fawn(praise, flatter, court, beg)
3
grovel(flatter, acquiesce, beg, kowtow)
3
soft-soap(acquiesce, court, beg, kowtow)
3
truckle(flatter, court, beg, kowtow)
2
bootlick(flatter, court, beg, kowtow)
2
make up to(expression, idiom, phrasal verb, acquiesce)
2
toady to
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abase(court, beg, kowtow, creep)
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