在现实的职场中，拍马屁这种行为，说起来是人人都要鄙视的，可是为了升职、为了利益，却有很多人都乐此不疲。下面是Sharon为大家总结的有关“拍马屁”的英语习惯表达。1、lick sb。's boots 拍某人的马屁 (其中lick表示舔的意思，boots表示靴子，这个短语的字面意思就是“舔某人的靴子”，引申为“在某人面前卑躬屈膝；拍某人的马屁”)eg: He looks for courtesy from his subordinates, but he doesn't expect them tolick his boots。
他期待下属对他谦恭有礼，而不希望他们拍马奉承。2、brown-nosing 拍马屁；谄媚eg: Katherine is always brown-nosing。凯瑟琳总是拍马屁。3、kiss/suck up to 奉承；拍马屁eg: I'm not going to kiss/suck up to anybody to get promoted。
我不会为了升职而去讨好任何人的。4、butter up 阿谀奉承eg: Cage tried hard to butter up the boss。凯奇拼命拍老板的马屁。5、suck-up / brown-noser / bootlicker n。
马屁精eg: Nobody, including your boss, likes a suck-up / brown-noser / bootlicker。没有人，包括你的老板，会喜欢一个马屁精。6、flatter v。 向。。。谄媚；讨好；奉承eg: It turns my stomach to hear him flatter。
听到他拍马屁，我实在感到反胃。7、apple-polishing 拍马屁；奉承；讨好eg: In order to get promotion, she kept apple-polishing the supervisor。为了升迁，她一直在拍主管的马屁。
8、curry favor with 讨好；奉承；拍某人的马屁eg: He know how to curry favor with the boss。他知道如何拍老板的马屁。
9、kiss ass 拍马屁eg: You want me to kiss his ass? Read my lips: No Way !你要我拍他马屁？仔细听好：不行！欢迎关注Sharon的英语小镇，专注分享英语干货，励志打造有态度的英语平台，让我们睁眼看世界。
