拍马屁

He was laying on the flattery with a trowel.

在一个劲儿地拍马屁。

Just remember—flattery will get you nowhere. There’s no use trying to be nice to me so I’ll give you what you want.

记住—拍马屁不会使你如愿以偿。你讨好我也没用，我不会给你东西。

I hate his smarmy compliments.

我拍马屁恭维。

Jamie was adroit at flattering others.

杰米很会拍马屁。