talwe chatna

English translation: Much more than mere 'maska lagana'

11:47 Mar 1, 2011
Hindi to English translations [PRO]
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
Hindi term or phrase: talwe chatna
to butter up someone
Chittaranjan Swain
English translation:Much more than mere 'maska lagana'
Explanation:
Talwe chatna is to 'lick the boots' ( literally soles, but in English licking the boots is already there with the same force..
there is a more vulgar expression, too. Licking the a...
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sukirat anand
Local time: 12:37
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5 +3to indulge in abject flattery, to ingratiate oneself
C.M. Rawal
3 +4sycophant
Ramesh Bhatt
5Much more than mere 'maska lagana'
sukirat anand
4 +1Be a yes man
Maneesh Gupta


  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Much more than mere 'maska lagana'


Explanation:
Talwe chatna is to 'lick the boots' ( literally soles, but in English licking the boots is already there with the same force..
there is a more vulgar expression, too. Licking the a...

sukirat anand
Local time: 12:37
Native speaker of: Native in PunjabiPunjabi
PRO pts in category: 3
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22 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
to indulge in abject flattery, to ingratiate oneself


Explanation:
Its literal meaning is to lick someone's feet.

C.M. Rawal
India
Local time: 12:37
Native speaker of: Hindi
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Nitin Goyal
6 hrs
  -> धन्यवाद, नितिन जी!

agree  Ashutosh Mitra
15 hrs
  -> धन्यवाद, आशुतोष जी!

agree  Rajan Chopra
21 hrs
  -> धन्यवाद, चोपड़ा जी!
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Be a yes man


Explanation:
Literal meaning is to lick the soles of the feet.
However, the idiomatic expression is used to ridicule someone or an action for/of doing whatever is required to please another person usually a person in authority or a person who can give some benefit.

Maneesh Gupta
India
Local time: 12:37
Native speaker of: Native in HindiHindi

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Rajan Chopra
17 hrs
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
sycophant


Explanation:
Not needed

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Note added at 16 hrs (2011-03-02 04:47:42 GMT)
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Sycophancy is the work done by a sycophant.



Ramesh Bhatt
Nepal
Local time: 12:52
Native speaker of: Native in UrduUrdu, Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ashutosh Mitra
15 hrs
  -> Thank you very much!

agree  Rajan Chopra
22 hrs
  -> Thank you very much!

agree  Lalit Sati
3 days 1 hr
  -> Thank you very much!

agree  tilak raj
869 days
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