What does podlizywać się in Polish mean?

What is the meaning of the word podlizywać się in Polish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use podlizywać się in Polish.

The word podlizywać się in Polish means podlizywać się, podlizywać się, podlizywać się, podlizywać się, podlizywać się, podlizywać się komuś, podlizywać się komuś. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word podlizywać się

podlizywać się

(pejorative (behave obsequiously)

I can't stand Kate; she's always toadying.

podlizywać się

(pejorative (behave obsequiously to)

Don't trust a word that Frank says; he toadies to Kevin and will report everything you say.

podlizywać się

(vulgar, figurative, pejorative, slang (be obsequious)

You got that promotion because you brown-nosed the boss.

podlizywać się

(be obsequious, fawn)

The man sucks up to his boss because he wants a raise.

podlizywać się

(figurative, slang (be obsequious) (potoczny)

I can't stand Kate; she's always kissing up at work.

podlizywać się komuś

(US, informal (fawn) (przenośny, potoczny)

That guy makes me sick; he's always making up to the boss.

podlizywać się komuś

(slang, figurative (be obsequious to sb) (potoczny)

The man sucks up to his boss because he wants a raise.

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Polish (polszczyzna) is the official language of Poland. This language is spoken by 38 million Polish people. There are also native speakers of this language in western Belarus and Ukraine. Because Poles emigrated to other countries in many stages, there are millions of people who speak Polish in many countries such as Germany, France, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Israel, Brazil, Canada, United Kingdom, United States, etc. .. An estimated 10 million Poles live outside of Poland but it is not clear how many of them can actually speak Polish, estimates put it between 3.5 and 10 million. As a result, the number of Polish-speaking people globally ranges from 40-43 million.