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10:18 Dec 15, 2011
Arabic to English translations [PRO]
Other
Arabic term or phrase: يمسح جوخ
أصبح (يمسح جوخ) للملك السعودي
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Summary of answers provided
5 +1butter up
Sarah Hassan
5 +1Suck upMai Mowafy
4 +1sucks up totrsk2000
4 +1apple polishing
hassan zekry
4lick one's boots
Taghreed Mahmoud


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
apple polishing


Explanation:
and he himself is an apple ploisher

hassan zekry
Local time: 12:09
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 52

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agree  Da'd Kan'an: :) This is used a lot in Jordan
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
sucks up to


Explanation:
:-)

trsk2000
Local time: 11:09
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

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agree  albermanil
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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
lick one's boots


Explanation:
.

Taghreed Mahmoud
Egypt
Local time: 12:09
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 14
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Suck up


Explanation:
http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/american/suck-...

http://www.answers.com/topic/suck-up-to


showing disapproval to be very nice to someone in authority so that they will treat you well
suck up to: Kristen is already sucking up to the new boss.

Mai Mowafy
Egypt
Local time: 12:09
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 3

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agree  albermanil
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
butter up


Explanation:
to butter someone up


    Reference: http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/butter+up
Sarah Hassan
United Arab Emirates
Local time: 14:09
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic

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