英语词汇“polish the apple”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	polish the apple
释义	polish the apple Try to win favor through flattery, as in It may help your standing with the boss if you polish the apple. This expression gave rise to the phrase apple polishing. The idiom alludes to the practice of schoolchildren bringing their teacher the gift of a bright, shiny apple. [c. 1920] Words nearby polish the apple polished, polished rice, Polish Lowland sheepdog, Polish notation, polish off, polish the apple, polish up, Polish wheat, polit., Politburo, polite The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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polish the apple