(verb) to butter up; to flatter (usually one's boss)
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
動詞
來自於擦鞋,因擦鞋時要托住大客隻腳,比喻對某人阿諛奉承 come from the team "to brush shoe", as one need to hold up the boss's leg for brushing, figurative as to flatter somebody who is usually in a higher social position. Literally: to hold up one's big leg
佢返工淨係識托老闆大腳, 唔怪得個個同事都咁憎佢啦。
佢返工净系识托老板大脚, 唔怪得个个同事都咁憎佢啦。
keoi5 faan1 gung1 zing6 hai6 sik1 tok3 lou5 baan2 daai6 goek3, m4 gwaai3 dak1 go3 go3 tung4 si6 dou1 gam3 zang1 keoi5 laa1. He only knows how to flatter the boss at work, it's not unusual to see so many colleagues dislike him.