Yeah, you wouldn't want to look like you guys are brownnosing the tenure committee, who will all be there.

是啊， 你们可不想让其他人发现你们在拍教职委员会委员们的马屁他们可都会在场哦。

Since when is hard work brownnosing?

努力干活怎么就成了拍马屁？

I gave up a major surgery today, and all my friends think I'm a brownnosing perv.

我今天放弃了参加手术 所有的朋友都觉得我在擦鞋。