kiss someone's ass

idiom

informal + impolite
: to be nice to someone in order to be liked by or to get something from him or her
He says he doesn't want a promotion if he has to kiss his boss's ass to get it.

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“Kiss someone's ass.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kiss%20someone%27s%20ass. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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