1. Understand the difference between Adulatory and Toadying.

2. They came backstage afterward, cooing and toadying to him.

3. Blandishment (also: adulation, backslapping, flattery, obsequiousness, sycophancy, toadying, toadyism)

4. The words Adulatory and Toadying might have synonymous (similar) meaning

5. She was always toadying to the boss, but she didn't get a promotion out of it!

6. You get very fed up with people being sycophantic, toadying to you, as a symptom of success.

7. Synonyms for Brownnosing include flattering, bootlicking, toadying, apple-polishing, sucking up to, fawning on, currying favour, curry favoring, back-scratching and getting on the right side of