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apple-polisher by Wally elsissy September 5, 2006
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Apple polisher
One who attempts to curry favor with authority for personal gain.
Derived from the old tradition of the families of pupils expressing their appreciation for a teacher's thankless work by providing them with meals, which eventually diminished to the symbolic polished apple.
Derived from the old tradition of the families of pupils expressing their appreciation for a teacher's thankless work by providing them with meals, which eventually diminished to the symbolic polished apple.
Apple polisher by Bootstraps September 17, 2008
Polishing the Apple
Polishing the Apple by talk2me-JCH2 April 30, 2022
polishing the apple
Trying to win someone's favor.
This is a slang term or idiom that originated in the early 20th Century.
This is a slang term or idiom that originated in the early 20th Century.
polishing the apple by goldeneyedmomma June 7, 2017