When John I brought his teacher flowers, everyone thought he was apple polishing.
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
apple polishing — Synonyms and related words: ass kissing, backscratching, bootlicking, brown nosing, cringing, fawnery, fawning, flunkyism, footlicking, groveling, handshaking, ingratiation, insinuation, mealymouthedness, obeisance, obsequiousness, parasitism,… … Moby Thesaurus
apple polishing — fawning; groveling; flattering; ingratiating … English contemporary dictionary
apple\ polisher — • apple polisher • apple polishing See: polish the apple … Словарь американских идиом
apple polisher — ;[apple polishing] See: POLISH THE APPLE … Dictionary of American idioms
apple polisher — ;[apple polishing] See: POLISH THE APPLE … Dictionary of American idioms
apple-polish — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ intransitive verb : to attempt to ingratiate oneself : toady this called for some extra apple polishing by employees M.S.Davis transitive verb : to curry favor with (as by flattery or services) he hopes to pass the course by… … Useful english dictionary
apple-polisher — n a flatterer, someone who curries favour. The term comes from the image of the ingratiating pupil who polishes an apple carefully before presenting it to a teacher. The tradition of an apple for the teacher was really practised in rural USA… … Contemporary slang
Polishing of Metal — Infobox generic color = lawngreen name = Polishing Of Metal sub0 = E Book Encyclopedia on CD ROM| img1 = Erc4.jpg cap1 = Cover art for Polishing of Metal.| hdr1 = Technical Specifications lbl1 = Units (volumes) in set: row1 = 2 lbl2 = Publisher:… … Wikipedia
apple of one's eye — {n. phr.} Something or someone that is adored; a cherished person or object. * /Charles is the apple of his mother s eye./ * /John s first car was the apple of his eye. He was always polishing it./ … Dictionary of American idioms
apple of one's eye — {n. phr.} Something or someone that is adored; a cherished person or object. * /Charles is the apple of his mother s eye./ * /John s first car was the apple of his eye. He was always polishing it./ … Dictionary of American idioms
