SUCK UP TO Definition & Meaning

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suck up to

verb

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

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Idioms and Phrases

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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Howard meanwhile had suggestions when it came to the ways other characters might suck up to him.

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It's also grappling with the massive group of MPs elected last year, with some eager backbenchers actively trying to make Sir Keir's case, unkindly branded by one source as "toadies" trying to suck up to the leadership.

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This investor, Justin Sun, made it clear that he was doing it to suck up to Trump with a post on X saying he's committed to "making America great again."

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Old stuff doesn’t matter that much to Trump so long as someone is willing to suck up to him in the present.

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A clown car full of grifters and kooks, meanwhile, used the primaries as an opportunity to suck up to Trump, whom everyone knew would inevitably be the nominee.

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