suck_up

[suck_up]

Ingratiate oneself to; often with insincere behavior; "She is playing up to the chairman"

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Verb
try to gain favor by cringing or flattering; "He is always kowtowing to his boss"

Verb
take in, also metaphorically; "The sponge absorbs water well"; "She drew strength from the minister''s words"

Verb
ingratiate oneself to; often with insincere behavior; "She is playing up to the chairman"


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Usage Examples

A lot of journalists like to suck up to celebrities, and then as soon as they're a safe distance away at their computers, they take shots. But that's the way society has become, especially in pop culture.

Maybe you don't like your job, maybe you didn't get enough sleep, well nobody likes their job, nobody got enough sleep. Maybe you just had the worst day of your life, but you know, there's no escape, there's no excuse, so just suck up and be nice.

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Other Usage Examples

But marriage goes in waves. You've got to be patient. People bail and give up on their marriages way too early. They just don't put the work and the effort into it. You've got to suck up your ego a lot of times, because that can be a big downfall.

But then I go through long periods where I don't listen to things, usually when I'm working. In between the records and in between the writing I suck up books and music and movies and anything I can find.

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