"kiss up, kick down" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} kiss up, kick down (not comparable)
  1. Inclined to be polite to one's superiors and abusive to one's subordinates. Wikipedia link: Kiss up kick down Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-kiss_up,_kick_down-en-adj-1RO-AETE Categories (other): English coordinated pairs, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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