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If you accuse someone of brownnosing, you are saying in a rather offensive way that they are agreeing with someone important in order to get their support. 谄媚; 拍马屁
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When the practice of managing up gets confused with promotion of self-interest, brown-nosing, manipulation, the gymnastics of corporate climbing, or other mind games, a good theory rapidly becomes twisted resulting in a false and dangerous reality.