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拍马屁 /pāimǎpì/ meaning in English

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拍马屁 /pāimǎpì/ verb

butter up(to flatter)
verb
[UK: ˈbʌt.ə(r) ʌp] [US: ˈbʌt.r̩ ʌp]

suck up(to adulate or flatter excessively)
verb
[UK: sʌk ʌp] [US: ˈsək ʌp]

拍马屁 /pāi mǎpì/ verb

brownnose(to flatter in obsequious manner)
verb

拍马屁 /pāi mǎpì/ noun

toadyism(obsequious behavior)
noun
[UK: ˈtəʊ.dɪɪzm] [US: ˈtəʊ.dɪɪzm]