Apple-polish (verb)
apple-polish [ap-uh l-pol-ish] Informal.

verb (used without object)
1. to curry favor with someone, especially in an obsequious or flattering manner.

verb (used with object)
2. to curry favor with (someone).

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Origin: First recorded in 1930-35

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