Custom Search   [ Correct English | Common Errors |  | Sample Letters | Glossary of Correct Usage | Common Sentences | Q & A ] [ English Compositions | High School Vocab | Words | Phrases | Celebrity | Poetry Corner | SPM essays ] [ Literary English | Word Differentiation ] Sponsored Links <<Prev Phrases Next>>     TOEFL Vocabulary English Conversation English Grammar American Idioms English Comprehension English Summary English News Movie Reviews   suck up     A She's just sucking up, Mother. B Any bride who doesn't suck up to her husband's mother is a fool.     A Come on, Debbie, stop sucking up to Diane.     A It's a little early in the morning to be sucking up, Reznick. B Not for me. I like to get a jump on things.     A The "Globe" is gonna need somebody who's willing to be sucked up to and who likes to eat a lot of lunches.     ** to try to make someone in authority approve of you by doing and saying things that will please them **    "Why do you think he offered to take all that work home?" "Oh, he's just sucking up to the boss."   don't play dumb slip my mind a slip of the tongue on the fence beck and call under a lot of pressure under no circumstances get over yourself pipe dream suck up You're one to talk steal one's thunder swoop in We all chipped in barking up the wrong tree ramble on make peace with it off and on set in motion too close to home a walk in the park go to great lengths drop the ball put sb up to sth     Phrases 01 Sponsored Links     American Slang English Proverbs English Exercises Common English mistakes Ancient Chinese stories Junior English essays High school English essays Lower Secondary English essays