"I don't like Jack that much. He's such a ..... around the boss

English as a Second Language English Vocabulary, Grammar and Idioms
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"I don't like Jack that much. He's such a ..... around the boss. Any time we talk over ideas, he backs the boss automatically and gets all confrontational," Luke complained to Elsie. (*) brown-noser (*) long nosed (*) hot-head (*) big wig

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My shot is “pig wig”, but I`m not sure about it. Could you explain, if possible, the meaning of the correct expression for the text? Thanks.

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The correct expression here is ‘brown-noser’ and it describes an extremely obsequious person.

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