Tā duì lǎobǎn bǎibān-fèngchéng, tóngshì men dōu kànbuxiàqù.
He fawns over the boss in every possible way, which his colleagues can't stand.
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history
Recorded in Guan Hanqing's Yuan-dynasty zaju play 《金线池》 (The Golden Thread Pond), where a character laments incessant fawning on a guest. The phrase has carried a clearly negative tone ever since.
usage
百般 means "in a hundred ways / by every means"; 奉承 means "to flatter." Always pejorative - a synonym is 阿谀奉承.
