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Home / Idiom / 溜须拍马

to smooth whiskers and pat a horse's bottom (idiom); to use flatter to get what one wants · to toady · boot-licking

溜须拍马
liū xū pāi mǎ
l+iū·1st tonex+ǖ·1st tonep+āi·1st tonem+ǎ·3rd tone
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flattering and fawning (idiom) · sweet-talking阿谀奉承ē yú fèng chéngto flatter谄媚chǎn mèito hold up buttocks and praise a fart (idiom); to use flatter to get what one wants · to toady · boot-licking掇臀捧屁duō tún pěng pì