Synonym of scratching one's back

Verb

Present participle for to act in a submissive manner
truckling kowtowing toadying deferring submitting yielding fawning conceding crouching pandering apple-polishing bootlicking brown-nosing crawling cringing fussing grovelling groveling stooping sucking up bending the knee brownnosing cajoling flattering giving in giving way kissing-up making up massaging oiling prostrating oneself smoodging stroking wooing bowing and scraping currying favour curry favoring fawning on pandering to abasing oneself before buttering up curry favoring with curry favouring with dancing attendance on honeying up ingratiating oneself with kisses up to knuckling under licking someone's boots paying court falling all over kissing one's feet laying it on playing up to sucking up to falling on one's knees getting on the right side of back-scratching creeping courting snowing soaping playing the game softening up kowtowing to abasing oneself to kissing the feet of creeping to demeaning oneself to truckling to bowing and scrape to crawling to rubbing up the right way keeping someone sweet making up to prostrating oneself to grovelling to blandishing sweet-talking toadying to bowing cowering soft-soaping paying court to humbling oneself abasing yourself honeying cultivating behaving obsequiously getting in with ingratiating yourself laying it on thick seeking the favour of cozying up kneeling smoodging to fawning over trying to win over curtsying bobbing a curtsy making a leg winning over eulogizing praising smarming folding prostrating lying down and rolling over saying uncle going along with caving in bending toing the mark persuading cringing before grovelling before gaining the favor of getting in good with making overtures coaxing smarming around bowing and scrape before inviting laying it on with a trowel scraping catering to jollying singing the praises of falling over oneself for praising to the skies cottoning debasing slavering praising to excess eulogising buddying up abasing caving in to puffing adulating wheedling trying to get on the good side of eating crow eating humble pie humiliating yourself prostrating oneself before overpraising inveigling belauding blarneying captivating charming ingratiating insinuating oneself seeking favor handing a line attracting softening talking into spreading it on building up prevailing on hero-worshipping working on getting round patronizing cherishing seeking out mixing with patronising consorting with running after associating with getting on the good side of shining up to seeking the friendship of seeking someone's company keeping company with dancing attendance upon buttering up to making advances to

Antonym of scratching one's back

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