One symptom of advanced distemper is hyperkeratosis (thickening) of the nose and footpads. However, some experts think it may have started at a time when the deadly virus called canine distemper was common. The term brown noser and the phrase brown nosing describes trying very hard to gain favor from someone (usually a boss or a person in a higher position of power) in order to be rewarded. Like many myths, the origin of this one is not certain. Every few years we hear about some new way to brown-nose better than anyone else and say or be anyone you think the business world would like you to be.This excerpt is from an article on personal branding. Don’t miss comic beauty Lué McWilliams in Chris Widney’s short, smart play “Pithy,” about parents who brown-nose a prep school headmaster to get their “deviant” son admitted.This excerpt is an article about entertainment news and gossip. Ruby: I am that nice to everyone! I’m only not nice to you because you’ve been so rude to me the whole trip. Gertrude: If you don’t want anything special in return, how come you aren’t that nice to everyone? There’s no need for you to accuse me of being a sycophant. I didn’t think you would brown nose like that. Gertrude: I know you are only complimenting him because you want him to give you special treatment. Gertrude: Ruby, I heard you complimenting the lead volunteer. The following example involves two women who are volunteering to help build houses for poor people.
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