Usually means: Seek favor through flattery, sycophancy.
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  1. apple-polish: Merriam-Webster
  2. apple-polish: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  3. apple-polish: Wiktionary
  4. apple-polish: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  5. apple-polish: Infoplease Dictionary
  6. apple-polish: Dictionary.com
  7. apple-polish: TheFreeDictionary.com
  8. apple-polish: Merriam-Webster

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▸ verb:  (US, idiomatic, transitive) To attempt to obtain favors, especially by flattery; to toady or fawn.

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play up to, bootlick, butter up, soft-soap, pander, fawn over, curry, suck up, root, wheedle, more...

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play up to, bootlick, butter up, soft-soap, pander, fawn over, curry, suck up, root, wheedle, more...



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