jemandem in den Hintern kriechen

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Etymology

Literally, to crawl into someone's behind

Verb

jemandem in den Hintern kriechen (class 2 strong, third-person singular present kriecht jemandem in den Hintern, past tense kroch jemandem in den Hintern, past participle jemandem in den Hintern gekrochen, past subjunctive kröche jemandem in den Hintern, auxiliary sein)

  1. (idiomatic, mildly vulgar, derogatory) to brownnose, to kiss someone's ass

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