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polishing the apple

Trying to win someone's favor.

This is a slang term or idiom that originated in the early 20th Century.
You could probably get a salary bump by polishing the apple a little more with your boss.
by goldeneyedmomma June 7, 2017
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Polishing the Apple

Sucking up; kissing ass; brown-nosing
Ollie is in the new boss's office "Polishing the Apple"!
by talk2me-JCH2 April 30, 2022
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