"brown nose sb" in German to brown-nose sb. sich bei jdm. einschmeicheln sich bei jdm. einschleimen Detailed translations for "brown nose sb" to brown-nose sb. to brown-nose sb.(also: to suck up to sb., to curry favour /favor with sb., to crawl to sb., to smooth-talk sb.) sich bei jdm. einschmeicheln to brown-nose sb.(also: to suck up to sb., to kiss up to sb., to curry favour / favor with sb.) sich bei jdm. einschleimen{verb}