fawn over
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fawn over
verb fawns over · fawning over · fawned over
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To praise excessively in order to get a favor.
Similar: butter up, kiss up, toady, apple-polish, bootlick, bow and scrape, brown-nose, dickride, duchess, fawn, fawn over, fellate
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verb praise excessively to get a favor
| Español | adular a, lisonjear a |
|---|---|
| Português | bajular, puxar saco, fazer média, rasgar seda |
| Deutsch | hofieren, umschmeicheln, mit Lob überschütten |
| Ελληνικά | γλείφω gleífo |
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