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“To flatter a higher-up” in Japanese

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御髭の塵を払う ohigenochiriwoharau ohigenochiriwoharau

To flatter a higher-up in Japanese is “御髭の塵を払う” (ohigenochiriwoharau). Full meaning: to flatter a higher-up, to suck up to, to curry favour.

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