御お髭ひげの塵ちりを払はらう

expression, godan verb (-u)

flatter a superior; suck up to; curry favor

Idiomatic expression literally meaning 'to brush the dirt from a beard'; used figuratively for sycophantic behavior toward someone in a higher position.

• 彼かれはいつも上じょう司しの御お髭ひげの塵ちりを払はらっている。

  He is always sucking up to his boss.

• 御お髭ひげの塵ちりを払はらうような態たい度どは見み苦ぐるしい。

  An attitude of currying favor is unsightly.