[pāi mǎ pì]
lick sb.'s shoes; fawn on; lick sb.'s boots; flatter; soft-soap; pat a horse on its hind guarters; play up to; kiss sb.'s arse; curry favour with sb.
toady to the boss
给老板拍马屁
fulsome flattery
令人恶心的拍马屁
fawn on a rich or powerful person
给有钱有势的人拍马屁
His way of smarming up to the rich was disgusting.
他那副给有钱人拍马屁的样子叫人恶心。
It turns my stomach to hear him flatter.
听到他拍马屁, 我实在感到讨厌。