溜鬚拍馬
liū​xū​pāi​mǎ

to flatter

  • created sense approved 溜须拍马/溜鬚拍馬 · liū​xū​pāi​mǎ · to flatter — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    溜须拍马 / 溜鬚拍馬

    liū​xū​pāi​mǎ

    to flatter

    (idiom) to fawn on or shamelessly flatter someone; literally "to smooth whiskers and pat a horse's bottom"

    溜须 (literal) → 溜须/溜鬚 · liū​xū · to flatter 拍马 (literal) → 拍马/拍馬 · pāi​mǎ · to flatter

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    created sense