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 07, 2017

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