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apple-polisher
ap·ple-pol·ish
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Informal.
verb (used without object)
1.
to curry favor with someone, especially in an obsequious or flattering manner.
verb (used with object)
2.
to curry favor with (someone).
Origin:
1930–35
Related forms
apple polisher,
ap·ple-pol·ish·er,
noun
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apple-polisher definition
n.
a flatterer. :
Everybody at the office seems to be an apple-polisher but me.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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