プログレッシブ和英中辞典(第３版)の解説
へつらう【×諂う】
flatter; curry favor ((with))，((英)) curry favour ((with)); butter ((a person)) up; play up to ((a person)); ((口)) soft-soap ((a person)); ((俗)) suck up to ((a person))⇒おべっか，ごぎげんとり(御機嫌取り)
- 彼は目上の人にへつらってばかりいる
He is always flattering [trying to curry favor with] his superiors.