يمسح جوخ سيده

English translation: He is kissing up to his master

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Arabic term or phrase:يمسح جوخ سيده
English translation:He is kissing up to his master
Entered by: Muhammad Said

15:48 Oct 10, 2013
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Arabic term or phrase: يمسح جوخ سيده
من جدك تناقشه ؟؟ يمسح جوخ سيده .. اتركه يا عصام يعمل ويسترزق
Muhammad Said
Egypt
Local time: 13:32
He is kissing up to his master
Explanation:
http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/kiss up to

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Note added at 13 mins (2013-10-10 16:01:30 GMT)
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Or you can say, he is a kiss-up to his master
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Lamis Maalouf
United States
Local time: 06:32
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5 +3He is kissing up to his master
Lamis Maalouf
5wiping his master's broadcloth
Awad Balaish
4Brownnose his master
Houda Nashawi


  

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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
He is kissing up to his master


Explanation:
http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/kiss up to

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Note added at 13 mins (2013-10-10 16:01:30 GMT)
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Or you can say, he is a kiss-up to his master

Lamis Maalouf
United States
Local time: 06:32
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 48

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mokhtar Oussama Alliouche
2 mins
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agree  Noura Tawil
10 mins
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agree  Abdallah Ali
1 hr
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wiping his master's broadcloth


Explanation:
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Awad Balaish
Saudi Arabia
Local time: 14:32
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Brownnose his master


Explanation:
To brownnose: to try to get the approval of (an important or powerful person) by praise, flattery, etc
Merriam-Webster's Learner's Dictionary

Houda Nashawi
United States
Local time: 07:32
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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