to fawnupon the great―lick one's spittle
権門に媚びへつらう - 斎藤和英大辞典
to fawn upon―curry favour with―dance attendance upon―the great
媚びへつらう - 斎藤和英大辞典
to fawnupon the great―cringe to the powerful
権門におもねる - 斎藤和英大辞典
to fawnupon the great
勢家権門に媚びる - 斎藤和英大辞典
to pay court to―curry favour with―dance attendance on―fawn upon―a great personage
お髯の塵を払う - 斎藤和英大辞典
Those who fawnupon their superiors, are sure to domineer over their inferiors. 上にへつらう者に限って下に横柄だ - 斎藤和英大辞典
Those who fawnupon their superiors, always lord it over their inferiors.
上にこびる者に限って下に横柄だ - 斎藤和英大辞典
Those who fawnupon their superiors, will domineer over their inferiors.
上に媚びる者に限って下に横柄だ - 斎藤和英大辞典
Those who fawnupon their superiors, are sure to lord it over their inferiors.
目上に媚びる者に限って目下に横暴だ - 斎藤和英大辞典
Those who fawnupon their superiors, will lord it over their inferiors.
目上に媚びる者に限って目下に横暴だ - 斎藤和英大辞典
Those who fawnupon their superiors, will domineer over―lord it over―their inferiors.
上に媚る者に限って下に横柄だ - 斎藤和英大辞典
Those who fawnupon their superiors, will domineer over their inferiors.
上にへつらう者は下に横柄だ - 斎藤和英大辞典
to fawnupon a person of power when he/she is nearby
権力者のそばに付いてきげんを取る - EDR日英対訳辞書
Thereafter Keien showed his attitude not to fawnupon Michinaga's power by for example praying for recovery of Emperor Sanjo.
その後も慶円は三条天皇の病気回復のために祈祷するなど道長の権勢におもねらない姿勢を示した。 - Wikipedia日英京都関連文書対訳コーパス