| おべっか | [obekka] (n) flattery [Add to Longdo] |
| おべっかを使う | [おべっかをつかう, obekkawotsukau] (exp, v5u) (See おべっか) to suck up to; to curry up to someone [Add to Longdo] |
| In a word, he is a flatterer. | ひとことで言えば、彼はおべっか使いだ。 |
| She is proof against flattery. | 彼女にはおべっかは通用しない。 |
| Flatterers look like friends, as wolves like dogs. | 狼が犬に似ているように、おべっか使いは友達のように見える。 |