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Brown Nosing
Brown Nosing
Brown Nosing : Phrases
Meaning:
To be excessively attentive and overly nice in an attempt to ingratiate oneself with a superior.
Example:
He got the promotion by driving his boss to the airport, running errands and general brown nosing.
Origin:
The term Brown nosing is a more highly evolved and humorous way of saying kissing ass or butt kissing. Suitable for use in polite company. Someone literally kissing ass could potentially get a brown nose.
