溜鬚拍馬

Simplified: 溜须拍马

liūxūpāimǎ ㄌㄧㄡ ㄒㄩ ㄆㄞ ㄇㄚˇ

    • to smooth whiskers and pat a horse's bottom (idiom) to use flatter to get what one wants
    • to toady
    • boot-licking

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