ごまをする， ゴマをする， 胡麻を擂る
1. to flatter, to toady (to), to curry favor (with), to butter up, to grind sesame seeds
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彼は新しいパソコンを自分のオフィスに入れてもらうことを期待して、いつも社長にごまをすっている。
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He's always playing up to the boss, in hopes of getting a new PC in his office.
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彼はいろいろゴマをすったが、無駄だった。
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He has apple-polished in vain.
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あいつ、上司に胡麻を擂ってやがる。
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He is buttering up to his boss.
He's trying to get on his boss's good side.
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