-
1 suck up to
• mielistellä* * *((slang) to do or say things to please one's boss etc for one's own benefit: They despise him because he's always sucking up to the boss.)
См. также в других словарях:
be one's own boss — be self employed … Useful english dictionary
hoist with one's own petard — {adj. phr.} Caught in your own trap or trick. * /Jack carried office gossip to the boss until he was hoisted by his own petard./ (From Shakespeare; literally, blown up with one s own bomb.) … Dictionary of American idioms
hoist with one's own petard — {adj. phr.} Caught in your own trap or trick. * /Jack carried office gossip to the boss until he was hoisted by his own petard./ (From Shakespeare; literally, blown up with one s own bomb.) … Dictionary of American idioms
on one's own time — {adv. phr.} During one s free time; not during working or school hours. * /If you want to play football, you ll have to do it on your own time./ … Dictionary of American idioms
on one's own time — {adv. phr.} During one s free time; not during working or school hours. * /If you want to play football, you ll have to do it on your own time./ … Dictionary of American idioms
hoist\ with\ one's\ own\ petard — adj. phr. Caught in your own trap or trick. Jack carried office gossip to the boss until he was hoisted by his own petard. (From Shakespeare; literally, blown up with one s own bomb.) … Словарь американских идиом
One Tree Hill (TV series) — One Tree Hill Intertitle, seasons 1–4; 8 Genre Drama, Sports Format Teen drama … Wikipedia
foul one's own nest — If you act in a way that harms your own interests, your position or your reputation, you foul your own nest. He fouled his own nest by wrongly accusing his boss … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
hold one's own — (in an argument/dispute) to defend one s position Although her boss is very aggressive she is always able to hold her own in any dispute with him … Idioms and examples
off one's own bat — adverb At ones own instigation. My boss didnt tell me to reorganize the filing system, I did it off my own bat … Wiktionary
boss — [[t]bɒ̱s[/t]] ♦♦ bosses, bossing, bossed 1) N COUNT: usu with supp, oft poss N Your boss is the person in charge of the organization or department where you work. He cannot stand his boss... Occasionally I have to go and ask the boss for a rise.… … English dictionary