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► 成句
胡麻  [ごま]  [胡麻を擦る]  [coll]    meaning:  flatter  rank: 2
☆ あいつはいつも上司に胡麻を擂っている ⇨ He is always grinding sesame for his boss, brown-nosing his boss  (☛ Always negative)

► 名詞
胡麻擂り  [ごますり]  [coll]    meaning:  flatter  rank: 3
☆ あいつはとんだ胡麻擂り野郎だ ⇨ He is a damn sesame-grinder, brown-noser  (☛ Always negative)