suck up

English - Turkish

Definition of suck up in English Turkish dictionary: yağcılık etmek; yalaka; içine çekmek; massetmek; emmek; yaltaklanmak; yalaka olma; İçine çekmek, emmek; Çıkarı için dalkavukluk yapmak, yalakalık yapmak; yalatma
suck up to: {k} (birine) yağcılık etmek
suck up to: {f} yağcılık etmek
suck up to: {f} yağ çekmek
suck up to: {f} dalkavukluk etmek

English - English

Definition of suck up in English English dictionary: To absorb fluid
The dry soil sucked up water like a sponge.; To adulate or flatter somebody excessively, generally to obtain some personal benefit or favour
Jimmy sucked up to the English teacher hoping he would get an A.; Attempt to gain advantage by behaving obsequiously; take in, also metaphorically; "The sponge absorbs water well"; "She drew strength from the minister's words"; ingratiate oneself to; often with insincere behavior; "She is playing up to the chairman"; try to gain favor by cringing or flattering; "He is always kowtowing to his boss"; toady, fawn over, butter up, adulate someone in order to gain favor or advantage by behaving obsequiously
suck it up: To put up with something; to deal with something, such as pain or misfortune, without complaining
Some students suck it up and meet the challenge. Others look around wildly for someone to blame.
suck up to: {f} flatter, fawn over, compliment excessively, grovel

suck up

Turkish pronunciation

sʌk ʌp

/ˈsək ˈəp/ /ˈsʌk ˈʌp/

[ 's&k ] (verb.) before 12th century. Middle English suken, from Old English sucan; akin to Old High German sugan to suck, Latin sugere.

... will know exactly who to suck up to. ...

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