Synonyms of apple-polish

verbTo attempt to obtain favors, especially by flattery; to toady or fawn.

• brownnoseTo flatter someone (especially a superior) in an obsequious manner, and to support their every opinion.
• butter upTo flatter, especially with the intent of personal gain.
• kiss upTo pay false flattery to another, particularly a superior at work, in order to get special attention.
• bootlickTo seek favor from by fawning, servile behavior.
• bow and scrapeTo behave in a servile, obsequious, or excessively polite manner.
• dickride vulgarTo behave in a submissive, subservient, or overflattering manner toward.
• duchess AustraliaTo court or curry favour for political or business advantage; to flatter obsequiously.
• fawnTo seek favour by flattery and obsequious behaviour.
• fawn overTo praise excessively in order to get a favor.
• fellate figuratively, vulgarTo suck up to, to flatter or be shamefully subservient to.
• flannelTo flatter; to suck up to.
• honey around figurativelyTo cajole or sweet-talk (someone); to hang out around (someone) as a yes-man or toady.
• kiss someone's ass vulgarTo flatter someone (especially a superior) in an obsequious manner, and to support their every opinion to gain their...
• kiss someone's ringTo give respect or reverence to someone; to express servitude to someone.
• kowtow figuratively
• lick someone's ass vulgarTo flatter someone (especially a superior) in an obsequious manner, and to support their every opinion.
• lick someone's balls vulgarTo act in a subservient manner; to suck up to.
• overflatterTo flatter unduly or excessively; to overpraise.
• overpraiseTo do so toward a person.
• overrateTo esteem too highly; to give greater praise than due.
• suck upTo absorb (fluid).
• toadyTo behave like a toady (toward someone).
• honey up dated, figurativelyTo cajole, suck up to or sweet-talk (someone).