suck up

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Verb

suck up

1. (transitive) To absorb (fluid).

   The dry soil sucked up water like a sponge.

2. (slang, chiefly, with "to") 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.

Synonyms

• brownnose

Translations

• French: absorber
• German: aufsaugen
• Italian: aspirare
• Russian: впитывать
• Spanish: absorber

Translations

• French: lécher les bottes, cirer les pompes
• Portuguese: puxar saco
• Russian: подли́зываться
• Spanish: dar jabón, dar coba

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