pat a horse on its hindquarters/ apple-polish/ suck up to
拍马屁

例句：

She likes to apple-polish her boss.
她喜欢拍她上司的马屁。

He is trying to apple-polish the teacher.
他正试图拍老师马屁呢！

The highest state of apple-polishing is to let the people you are praising believe you heart and soul.
拍马屁的最高境界是让你赞美的人全心全意相信你的赞美。

Apple-polish is popular throught the world.
拍马屁在世界各地都很受欢迎。

You'd better not always think about sucking up to our boss and be careful not to rub him up the wrong way!
你最好不要老想着拍我们老板的马屁，小心拍马屁拍到马腿上！

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