The Tory MP argued the Lib Dems would stop "toadying" up to Labour if they were serious about becoming an effective opposition.

BBC: Charles Kennedy

This bravura general explanation--of how a failing company and its toadying audit firm can cook the books through nonexistent revenue--is an expository tour de force and the core of the novel.

FORBES: Killers With Green Eyeshades

The Americans were on the point of agreeing to this (a reward for British toadying, say the jealous, and not only they) when the situation in Sierra Leone fell apart, as did the mission's purpose.

ECONOMIST: The United Nations