เข้าลูบคอ(kâo lôop ko)
Meanings
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[to] butter [sb] up; [to] ingratiate yourself with [sb] (for advantage)
to try to win someone's favor by flattering or being very friendly, usually to gain something.
Examples
พนักงานใหม่pá-nák-ngaan màiพนักงานใหม่pá-nák-ngaan màinew employee; new hireคนkonคนkon1person; human2people (as a group)3person; human being (as prefix-like element)4classifier: peopleนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3that (emphatic/contrastive final particle)พยายามเข้าphá-yaa-yaam kâoพยายามเข้าphá-yaa-yaam kâokeep trying!; don't give up!ลูบคอlûup korลูบคอlûup kor1[to] stroke the neck2[to] make someone back down (idiom)หัวหน้าhŭua nâaหัวหน้าhŭua nâa1boss; supervisor2leader; chiefโดยdoiโดยdoi1by (transport/communication)2in a ... way; -ly3by (passive marker in formal style)4by; via; throughการซื้อของgaan séu kŏngการซื้อของgaan séu kŏngshoppingมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect markerฝากfàakฝากfàak1[to] leave/entrust [sth] with [sb]2[to] send via [sb]; send along3[to] lodge; place (an order/request)4be left; be entrusted (passive/resultative)5[to] deposit [money]ทุกวันtúk wanทุกวันtúk wan1every day; daily2everyday (attributive); daily
That new employee tries to curry favor with the boss by buying him small gifts every day.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
เลียแข้งเลียขาlia kâeng lia kăaเลียแข้งเลียขาlia kâeng lia kăa[to] suck up to [sb]; [to] bootlick
[to] suck up to [sb]; [to] bootlick
ประจบประแจงbprà-jòp bprà-jaengประจบประแจงbprà-jòp bprà-jaeng[to] fawn; [to] flatter obsequiously
[to] fawn; [to] flatter obsequiously
ประจบสอพลอbprà-jòp sŏr-plorประจบสอพลอbprà-jòp sŏr-plorto flatter [sb]; to fawn on [sb]; to curry favor (with [sb])
to flatter [sb]; to fawn on [sb]; to curry favor (with [sb])
Word Breakdown
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เข้าลูบคอkâo lôop koเข้าลูบคอkâo lôop ko[to] butter [sb] up; [to] ingratiate yourself with [sb] (for advantage)