My students wanted to know what you call a person who always
tells the boss that they are great so that they can get a promotion. Here are some phrases that mean that exactly. None of these phrases is positive, so be very
careful when you use them because you might offend someone.
Nouns
- Ass kisser
- Brownnoser
- Sycophant
- Suck-up
- Apple polisher*
*Though this one appears in my students' dictionaries, it is
not common. I have never used it.
e.g. Billy is such an ass kisser.
The boss
loves Molly because she is such a brown noser.
Verbs
- Kiss ass
- suck up
e.g. Billy is always kissing ass.
The boss
loves Molly because she is always sucking up to her.
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