yes-man

Example Sentences

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"If I was a yes man, I would have been gone long ago. We have just got that honesty in the relationship between us that we can be blunt and straight-talking when needed."

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2024

“You can’t be a yes man to yourself,” he said, “or you’re never going to get better.”

From Washington Times • Aug. 24, 2023

And Barney was just a yes man, constantly on the wrong side of Fred's bullying.

From Salon • Aug. 5, 2022

This is a guy that will be the ultimate yes man to the front office and LeBron James.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2022

"Yes, yes, man, it IS," Dad put in; "see, it's addressed to him."

From On Our Selection by Rudd, Steele