เลียแข้ง(liia kâeng)
Meanings
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[to] brown-nose; [to] suck up to
to flatter someone obsequiously in order to gain favor; to brown-nose, fawn over, or suck up to someone (often part of the longer idiom เลียแข้งเลียขาเลียแข้งเลียขาlia kâeng lia kăa[to] suck up to [sb]; [to] bootlick)
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)เลียแข้งliia kâengเลียแข้งliia kâeng[to] brown-nose; [to] suck up toเจ้านายjâo naaiเจ้านายjâo naai1boss; employer; superior2master; owner (of servant or animal)3lord; aristocrat (historical/formal)4patron; benefactor (figurative)เพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingหวังว่าwăng wâaหวังว่าwăng wâa1[to] hope (that)2hopefully; I/we hope (that)จะได้jà dâaiจะได้jà dâai1so that; in order that; that way2will be able to; get to; come to3then; so (result in instructions/explanations)เลื่อนตำแหน่งlêuuan dtam-nàengเลื่อนตำแหน่งlêuuan dtam-nàeng1[to] promote [sb]2[to] be promoted; get a promotionเร็วๆreo reoเร็วๆreo reo1quickly; fast; hurry2hurry up!
He likes to brown-nose the boss because he hopes to get promoted quickly.
Word Breakdown
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เลียแข้งliia kâengเลียแข้งliia kâeng[to] brown-nose; [to] suck up to