影视英语口语:拍马屁.讨好

“拍马屁/讨好”在英语口语里能怎么说？

蹩脚口语：flatter
地道口语：curry favor

影视来源：《欢乐合唱团》

剧情引导：校长找来了Sue和Will面谈，想看水火不容的这两个能怎么带好合唱团，他跟他们俩约法三章，表面上俩人挺友好，其实恨不得掐了对方……

Figgins: sue,shue,I called you here to get the temperature of the glee club.
Will: Great.
Figgins: I wanted to get a progress report on how you're working together as co-directors.
Sue & Shue: Well,in my opinion... well,I think... no,go ahead. No,you.
Sue: Okay.
Will: Please.
Sue: Principal figgins,uh...things couldn't be going mo smoothly.
Will: I couldn't agree more.
Figgins: I don't want to hear any reports of either of you trying to curry favor from the children. Am I clear?
Will: Absolutely.