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To try hard to please or impress someone
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talk the talk
phrase
to talk convincingly about doing something rather than actually doing it

We all know that he can talk the talk, but he's also walked the walk.

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charm
verb [T] /tʃɑː(r)m/
2
to deliberately make someone like you so that they do what you want them to do 诱使;哄诱

He was able to charm my mother into helping him financially. 他总能哄得我母亲在经济上帮助他。

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court
verb /kɔː(r)t/
1
[T] to try to impress or please someone because you want them to help you in some way 讨好;向…献殷勤

politicians courting middle-class voters 试图讨好中产阶级选民的政客

Suddenly, she's being courted by newspapers and television reporters every night. 突然间,报纸和电视台的记者们每晚都向她献起殷勤来。

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be on your best behaviour
phrase
to behave very well, usually because you want to please someone (通常为取悦他人而)行为检点,举止得当

Please let me come – I promise to be on my best behaviour.

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butter up
phrasal verb [T] informal
to be nice to someone so that they will help or support you 巴结;讨好
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propitiate
verb [T] formal /prəʊˈpɪʃieɪt/
to try to stop someone from being angry with you by doing something to please them 使息怒;抚慰;劝解
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propitiation

/prəʊˌpɪʃiˈeɪʃ(ə)n/ noun [U]
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propitiatory

/prəʊˈpɪʃiəˌt(ə)ri/ adjective
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suck up
phrasal verb [I] informal
showing disapproval to be very nice to someone in authority so that they will treat you well 奉承;巴结;拍马屁
suck up to :

Kristen is already sucking up to the new boss. 克里斯滕已经在讨好新老板了。

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pander to

[T] showing disapproval
[pander to someone/something] to do or say what someone wants in order to please them, even though you know it is not right

The government was accused of pandering to racial prejudice.

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kowtow
verb [I] showing disapproval /ˌkaʊˈtaʊ/
to try very hard to please someone, in a way that other people find annoying 极力讨好;卑躬屈膝
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crawl
verb [I] /krɔːl/
4
showing disapproval to try extremely hard to please someone, in order to gain an advantage, in a way that makes other people not respect you 卑躬屈膝;谄媚
crawl to :

The way you crawl to them makes me sick. 你对他们奴颜婢膝的样子真让我恶心。

I'd rather die than go crawling back to him. 我宁愿死也不愿意向他卑躬屈膝。

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balancing/juggling act
phrase
a situation in which someone has to do several different things at the same time 同时应付很多事情绞在一起的状况

Reconciling the demands of work and family is quite a balancing act.

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be all mouth
phrase informal
to say things just to impress people and not really intend to do the things that you say 只说不做;空话连篇

Don't worry about him – he's all mouth.

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be all things to all men/people
phrase
to please everyone, especially by doing many different things or by changing your behaviour a lot 迎合各人的不同需求

You have to stop trying to be all things to all people.

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brown-nose
verb [I/T] informal, showing disapproval
to try very hard to please someone important or powerful, for example by agreeing with them all the time, in a way that annoys other people 拍马屁;巴结
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brown-nosing

noun [U]
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curry favour (with someone)
phrase
to try to make someone like you or give you something 讨好(某人);拍(某人)马屁

Big tax cuts are often proposed to curry favour with voters. 大规模减税的提出往往是为了讨好选民。

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fawn over

or fawn on

[T] showing disapproval
[fawn over/on someone] to be extremely nice to someone more important than you because you want them to like you or give you something
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keep someone sweet
phrase informal
to do good things for someone so that they will continue to support you or to be friendly to you 讨好(或巴结)某人

They want to keep us sweet so that we won't make a fuss. 他们想讨好我们,让我们不再抱怨。

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kiss someone's arse
phrase British offensive
to be nice to someone because you want them to help you 拍某人的马屁;巴结某人
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kiss up to
phrasal verb [T] American informal
[kiss up to someone] showing disapproval to try to please a powerful person, because you want them to do something for you
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lay on
phrasal verb [T]
3
lay it on (a bit) thick informal to make something such as your admiration for someone or their achievements seem greater or more important than they really are in order to impress someone 过分奉承;露骨地吹捧

Don't lay it on too thick, or they'll know you want something. 别吹捧得太过分了,要不然他们会知道你有所企图。

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lick someone's boots
phrase informal
to try too hard to please someone in authority 巴结(或奉承)某人
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not to be outdone
phrase
used for saying that someone is trying to prove that they can do something as well as or better than someone else 为了不输给别人

John offered me a drink and, not to be outdone, Jake found me a chair. 约翰为我端来一杯饮料,为了不输给他,杰克为我搬来一张椅子。

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be on your best behavior
phrase
to behave very well, usually because you want to please someone (通常为取悦他人而)行为检点,举止得当
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curry favor (with someone)
phrase
to try to make someone like you or give you something 讨好(某人);拍(某人)马屁

Big tax cuts are often proposed to curry favor with voters. 大规模减税的提出往往是为了讨好选民。

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kiss someone's ass
phrase offensive
to be nice to someone because you want them to help you 拍某人的马屁;巴结某人
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