KISS UP TO Synonyms: 45 Similar and Opposite Words

kiss up to

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Definition of kiss up to

as in curry favor

to use flattery or the doing of favors in order to win approval especially from a superior He was always kissing up to his professors.

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curry favor

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World Liberty is celebrating the major milestone, while critics worry this is a new wrinkle on the classic case of the fox guarding the henhouse that will give corporations and foreign actors a new way to stealthily curry favor with the White House.

— Matt Egan, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026
Pelley also accused the program’s executives of prioritizing political bias and currying favor with President Donald Trump‘s administration.

— Brenton Blanchet, PEOPLE, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of curry favor

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