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do everything to fawn on somebody; go out of one's way to curry favour with somebody; use every means to fawn on somebody

qū yì féng yíng

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derogdo everything to fawn on somebody; go out of one's way to curry favour with somebody; use every means to fawn on somebody
- wǒ men bǐ shì nà xiē qū yì féng yíng shàng si de rén
  我们鄙视那些曲意逢迎上司的人。
  We despise toadied who suck up to their bosses.
- wǒ yīn qín de wèn dào bù nà me qū yì féng yíng
  我殷勤地问道，不那么曲意逢迎。
  I asked, hospitable, but not exactly effusive.
synonym
tóu qí suǒ hào投其所好 ē yú fèng chéng阿谀奉承 qū yán fù shì趋炎附势 ē yú féng yíng阿谀逢迎 lóng pān fèng fù龙攀凤附 qǔ yì chéng yíng曲意承迎
antonym
zhí yán bù huì直言不讳 gāng zhí bù ē刚直不阿

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