Смысл: apple-polish

apple-polish[ʹæp(ə)l͵pɒlıʃ]
v амер.
<Í> 1) подлизываться (к учителю)
2) лебезить, подхалимствовать
to apple-polish one's boss - выслуживаться перед начальством

polish Идиома

polish off

finish completely, finish doing something quickly We polished off the work early and went to the beach for the day.

polish off/polish it off

eat all of it, drink it all Somebody polished off the last few cookies. Who ate them?

polish the apple

try to win favor by flattering someone The teacher doesn

apple polish

American slang for flattery

polish up

1．become bright and clean with polishing擦亮
He polished up the silverware till it shone．他把银器擦得铮亮。
2．improve改善；润色
I'll have to polish up my French before the holidays．度假前我得温习一下法语。
I think this article needs polishing up before we print it．我认为这篇文章还需润色一下才能复印。

polish sth off

Idiom(s): polish sth off

Theme: COMPLETION

to finish something off.
• There is just a little bit of work left. It won't take any time to polish it off.
• Bob polished off the rest of the pie.

Polish the apples

(USA) Someone who polishes the apples with someone, tries to get into that person's favor.

Polishing peanuts

To work very hard at something for little or no return. In other words, wasting time on work which will not yield reasonable value.

apple polisher|apple|polisher

n., slang A person who is nice to the one in charge in order to be liked or treated better; a person who does favors for a superior. Jane is an apple polisher. She is always helping the teacher and talking to him. Joe is an apple-polisher. He will do anything for the boss.
Compare: EAGER BEAVER, YES-MAN. -

apple polishing|apple|polishing

n., slang Trying to win someone's good-will by small acts currying favor; the behavior of an apple polisher. When John I brought his teacher flowers, everyone thought he was apple polishing.

polish off|polish

v., informal 1. To defeat easily. The Dodgers polished off the Yankees in four straight games in the 1963 World Series. 2. To finish completely; finish doing quickly, often in order to do something else. The boys were hungry and polished off a big steak. Mary polished off her homework early so that she could watch TV.

polish the apple|apple|polish

v. 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. -

apple polisher

apple polisher
see polish the apple.

polish

polish
In addition to the idioms beginning with polish, also see spit and polish.
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- polish off
- polish the apple

spit and polish

spit and polish
Close attention to appearance and order, as in With a little spit and polish this house will sell very quickly. This expression originated in the military, presumably alluding to literally shining up something with the aid of a little saliva. There it also came to mean “too much attention to appearance, and not enough to more important concerns,” as in The commander is so concerned with spit and polish that he overlooks the crew's morale. [Late 1800s]