brown-noseとは 意味・読み方・使い方

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brownnose (plural brownnoses)

1. (figurative) One who sucks up; a bootlicker, ass-kisser, sycophant.

   Synonyms: bootlick, brown noser; see also Thesaurus:sycophant

   • 1997, Ulrich Herbert, Hitler's foreign workers: enforced foreign labor in Germany under the Third Reich, Cambridge University Press, page 126:

     A workmate reported the matter, "which is why the worker threatened to beat up the latter," calling him a "brownnose" and threatening to "wipe the floor with him."

   • 2007, Felicity Young, An Easeful Death, Fremantle Press, page 13:

     'I know, he's a natural brownnose. I guess he does have some talents.'

   • 2010, Joseph Morse, Gods of Ruin: A Political Thriller,, page 46:

     You don't have to be such a brownnose, at least not to me.

動詞

brownnose (third-person singular simple present brownnoses, present participle brownnosing, simple past and past participle brownnosed)

1. To flatter someone (especially a superior) in an obsequious manner, and to support their every opinion.

   Synonyms: butter up, kiss up, toady; see also Thesaurus:suck up

関連する語

• brownnoser, brown noser, brown-noser