Question of the Day #1305

Maybe it will take a woman, clearly wronged and then ousted from leadership by her own colleagues and leaders in a historic vote, to repair the destruction wrought by Trump and expose the blatant lies of those determined to toady up to him.

From the 5th paragraph of this article at NBC News.

  上記の文で、toady up to (someone)の意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "toady up to (someone)" mean?

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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、

～の機嫌を取る、～にごまをする

   

Answer

According to The Free Dictionary:

To attempt to gain or maintain support, approval, or advantage from one through fawning, flattery, or other such sycophantic behavior.

 

Examples

1. That sniveling twerp is always toadying up to the boss.
2. Plenty of people toady up to her now that she's become so wealthy and powerful.
3. I'll be completely honest, I watched it with a mixture of curiosity and cringe, which is why I'll never be a diplomat as I wouldn't be able to toady up to people I don't really like very much - which is also why I wouldn't make a good pub landlady, or so my husband tells me!
4. He defended his decision shortly after the initial outcry from staff that it was based on him trying to toady up to Trump.
5. The biotech millionaire accused the other candidates of trying to toady up to front-runner Donald Trump and of failing to see who the “real enemy” is.

   

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