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kiss up to

kiss up to verb: to pay false compliments to; to flatter in excess.

Verb

kiss up to (third-person singular simple present kisses up to, present participle kissing up to, simple past and past participle kissed up to)

  1. (idiomatic, transitive) To pay false compliments to; to flatter in excess.

Forms of kiss up to

third-person singular presentkisses up to
present participlekissing up to
past participlekissed up to
pastkissed up to

Questions about kiss up to

What does kiss up to mean?
Kiss up to means to pay false compliments to; to flatter in excess.
What part of speech is kiss up to?
Kiss up to is a verb.
What is the past tense of kiss up to?
The past tense of kiss up to is kissed up to.

Words near kiss up to in the dictionary

  1. kiss the gunner's daughter
  2. kiss the hem of someone's garment
  3. kiss the ring
  4. kiss the rod
  5. kiss up
  6. kiss up to
  7. kiss up, kick down
  8. kiss your sister
  9. kiss'd
  10. kiss, cuddle or torture
  11. kiss-and-tell

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