Brownnosing
to curry favor; behave obsequiously.
to seek favors from (a person) in an obsequious manner; fawn over.
Also, brown-noser. a toady; sycophant.
verb
to be abjectly subservient (to); curry favour (with)
noun
an abjectly subservient person; sycophant
v.
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