fawn upon
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Why do the hotelkeeper, the banker and the lawyer first fawn upon him, then try to threaten and bully him out of town?
From Time Magazine Archive
How mean it shews, to fawn upon the victor!
From The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 06 by Sir Walter Scott
If they only knew, what sycophants would fawn upon him!
From Skippy Bedelle His Sentimental Progress From the Urchin to the Complete Man of the World by Ernest Fuhr
You ought to hang about here, and sneak and fawn upon me, and jump at the chance of dining with me, in the hope that I might be able to help you.”
From Syd Belton The Boy who would not go to Sea by Gordon Browne
With this the young courageous child sprang on the bridge, and quickly passed the little dog, who immediately ceased his barking to fawn upon her.
From Tales From the 'Phantasus', etc. of Ludwig Tieck by Ludwig Tieck
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