機き嫌げん取とり

noun

currying favor; trying to please someone

Refers to the act of ingratiating oneself, often with a negative connotation of insincerity. Derived from the phrase 機嫌を取る.

See also: 機嫌を取る

• 彼かれは上じょう司しの機き嫌げん取とりばかりしている。

  He is always currying favor with his boss.

• そんな機き嫌げん取とりはやめたほうがいいよ。

  You should stop such bootlicking.

noun

bootlicker; sycophant

Used to refer to a person who habitually flatters or ingratiates themselves. Often derogatory.

• あいつはただの機き嫌げん取とりだ。

  That guy is just a bootlicker.