Translations for „brown-nose“ in the English » German Dictionary

ˈbrown-nose VB intr esp Am pej sl

brown-nose

katzbuckeln pej inf

brown-nose

arschkriechen pej coarse

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English

They only admitted those who refused to brown-nose the leadership for a promotion.

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You go ice-skating together, brown-nose each other's parents, host try-hard drinks parties, exchange twee personalised gifts and generally nauseate everyone by being full of happiness, hygge and hugs.

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I call it an inability to brown-nose.

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