kissed someone's ass
Played the sycophant
To kiss someone's ass is to flatter them excessively or behave obsequiously to gain favor.
The image is of debasing oneself before a superior.
The phrase is vulgar but common: He got promoted by kissing the boss's ass.
Variants include kiss-ass (noun or adjective) and ass-kisser.
- butter upFlatter insincerely for advantage
- subservienceExcessive willingness to obey
- brown-noseFawn obsequiously for advantage
- brown noserExcessive flatterer seeking approval
- apple polisherOne who ingratiates obsequiously
kiss the ring · kowtow · bend the knee · deference · opportunism · manipulation · play politics · servility · sycophant · compliment · self-interest · fawn · submission · bootlicker · grovel · toady · yes man · adulate
kissed someone's assdefied
Openly resisted authority
told off · stood up to · disrespected · challenged · insulted
kissed someone's assdefied
Openly resisted authority
talked back · challenged · confronted · pushed back · put someone in their place