KISS UP TO Synonyms: 45 Similar and Opposite Words

kiss up to

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Definition of kiss up to

as in curry favor

to use flattery or the doing of favors in order to win approval especially from a superior He was always kissing up to his professors.

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curry favor

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According to Madrid, Galileo had presented Philip IV and his wife with one large and two smaller telescopes to curry favor while working on the problem of longitude.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 2 Oct. 2026
Now, some are accusing Eugenie of using her baby to curry favor.

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Definition of curry favor

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