Usually means: Seeking favor through flattery, sycophancy.
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  1. apple-polishing: Merriam-Webster
  2. apple-polishing: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. apple-polishing: Dictionary.com
  4. apple-polishing: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. apple-polishing: Idioms

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verb:  (US, idiomatic, transitive) To attempt to obtain favors, especially by flattery; to toady or fawn.
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