brown noser

短语

发音

AU

词形变化

brown nosers 复数

别名

brown-noser

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    One who brownnoses (flatters or humors somebody in an obsequious manner for personal gain); one who sucks up; a bootlicker, dickrider, ass-kisser, sycophant.

    习语

词源

A metaphorical image: when kissing the buttocks of another person, one's nose is liable to be covered in brown feces.

来源：wiktionary