Idiom
kiss arse
Vulgar
Meaning
Alternative form of kiss ass, to curry favour with the powerful by obsequious flattery.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“He tries to kiss arse to get a promotion.”
“The new intern spends all day trying to kiss arse, hoping the boss will notice his hard work.”
“Rather than relying on his own merits, he chose to kiss arse, offering constant, insincere praise to those in positions of authority.”
Examples
simple
“He tries to kiss arse to get a promotion.”
contextual
“The new intern spends all day trying to kiss arse, hoping the boss will notice his hard work.”
complex
“Rather than relying on his own merits, he chose to kiss arse, offering constant, insincere praise to those in positions of authority.”
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