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back-scratch

VERB
brown-nose
Synonyms
WEAK
apple-polish bootlick curry favor fawn on flatter get on the right side of grovel kiss ass scratch one's back suck up to toady
VERB
curry favor
Synonyms
WEAK
bootlick brown-nose cajole court dance attendance on fall all over fawn over flatter kiss up to pay court to suck up to sweet-talk toady to win over

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But in Errani’s latest version of her serve, she brings the racket into back-scratch position with her right hand as she is bouncing the ball with her left.

From New York Times ● Aug. 31, 2014

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