- crawl toady up to someone
- vor jemandem auf dem Bauch kriechen
English-German idiom dictionary. 2013.
crawl toady up to someone
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crawl — verb 1) they crawled under the table Syn: creep, worm one s way, go on all fours, go on hands and knees, wriggle, slither, squirm, scrabble 2) informal I m not going to go crawling to him Syn: grovel to, ingrati … Thesaurus of popular words
crawl — verb 1) they crawled under the table Syn: creep, worm one s way, go on all fours, wriggle, slither, squirm 2) informal I m not crawling to him Syn: grovel, kowtow, pander, toady … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
abase — verb 1) Dunlap had a reputation for openly abasing his employees Syn: humble, humiliate, belittle, demean, lower, degrade, debase, cheapen, discredit, bring low. See note at humble 2) I d rather lose my job than contin … Thesaurus of popular words
grovel — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. fawn, creep, cringe; wallow, humble (oneself). See servility, lowness. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. crawl, cringe, fawn, fawn upon, beg, sneak, stoop, kneel, crouch before, truckle, kowtow, implore, toady … English dictionary for students
ass-kisser — noun a person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage • Syn: ↑sycophant, ↑toady, ↑crawler, ↑lackey • Derivationally related forms: ↑crawl (for: ↑crawler), ↑ … Useful english dictionary
play up to — INGRATIATE ONESELF WITH, curry favour with, court, fawn over, make up to, keep someone sweet, toady to, crawl to, pander to, flatter; informal soft soap, suck up to, butter up, lick someone s boots. → play * * * play up to 1. To act so as to… … Useful english dictionary
cringe — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. cower, stoop, flinch, wince, crouch, shrink; fawn, truckle, crawl, grovel; sneak. See recoil, fear, servility. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. flinch, quail, recoil; see wince . III (Roget s 3… … English dictionary for students
ingratiate oneself — CURRY FAVOUR WITH, cultivate, win over, get in someone s good books; toady to, crawl to, grovel to, fawn over, kowtow to, play up to, pander to, flatter, court; informal suck up to, rub up the right way, lick someone s boots. → ingratiate … Useful english dictionary
grovel — verb 1) George groveled at his feet, begging for mercy Syn: prostrate oneself, lie, kneel, cringe 2) she was not going to grovel to him Syn: be obsequious to, fawn on, kowtow to, bow and scrape to, toady to, truckle to … Thesaurus of popular words
play up to — wannabes who play up to the boss Syn: ingratiate oneself with, curry favor with, court, fawn over, make up to, toady to, crawl to, pander to, flatter; informal soft soap, suck up to, butter up, lick someone s boots … Thesaurus of popular words
