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polish the appleTo attempt to curry favor through insincere or excessive flattery or praise. An allusion to the clichéd image of a student presenting their teacher with a gift of a shiny red apple to instill a good impression. Brian is always polishing the apple with the boss, and for whatsome vague, vain hope of a promotion or raise?See also: apple, polish
polish the appleTry to win favor through flattery, as in It may help your standing with the boss if you polish the apple. This expression gave rise to the phrase apple polishing. The idiom alludes to the practice of schoolchildren bringing their teacher the gift of a bright, shiny apple. [c. 1920] See also: apple, polishSee also:
- shine up to
- shine up to [one]
- polisher
- flattery will get you everywhere/nowhere
- flattery will get you nowhere
- read it and weep
- read 'em and weep
- not in my back yard
- Not in my backyard!
- horse opera
polish the appletry to win favor by flattering someone The teacher doesn
polish the apple|apple|polishv. phr., slang To try to make someone like you; to try to win favor by flattery. Mary polished the apple at work because she wanted a day off. Susan is the teacher's pet because she always polishes the apple. -
Polish the apples[USA] Someone who polishes the apples with someone, tries to get into that person's favor.
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