suck up to

verb

Roget 933: flatter, praise to the skies, puff; wheedle, cajole, glaver^†, coax; fawn upon, faun upon; humor, gloze, soothe, pet, coquet, slaver, butter; jolly [U.S.]; bespatter, beslubber^†, beplaster^†, beslaver^†; lay it on thick, overpraise; earwig, cog, collogue^†; truckle to, pander to, pandar to^†, suck up to, kiss the ass of [Vulg.], pay court to; court; creep into the good graces of, curry favor with, hang on the sleeve of; fool to the top of one's bent; lick the dust.    lay the flattering unction to one's soul, gild the pill, make things pleasant.    overestimate etc. 482; exaggerate etc. 549.    ... show more

Moby thesaurus: act up to, agree to anything, approach, break the ice, brown-nose, court, cultivate, curry favor, dance attendance on, fall all over, fall over, fawn upon, handshake, make advances, make court to, make up to, pay addresses to, pay court to, play up to, polish the apple, run after, shine up to ... show more.

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