Idiom: yes man
Meaning
Idiom: yes man
- Someone who always agrees with everything that someone else says. (The person always says “yes”)
Note: This is especially used to describe someone who agrees with the opinions or proposals of someone who has more authority or to try to gain someone's approval.
Example sentences
— My boss is a total yes man, so now we have an impossible sales target from upper management.
— It’s funny how brave you are when you complain to us but you become a yes man when your girlfriend is around.
— Unfortunately, you have to be a yes man to survive here.
— I hate how everyone is a yes man around me. I'm able to receive constructive criticism and other points of view.
— He's a tyrant at home with his family but a total yes man at work.
— If you continue to be a yes man, you're going to always get stuck with the worst assignments.
— I used to be a yes man but after I attended a public speaking course, I became more assertive as well as better speaker.
— Everyone around President Trump are yes men and the entire Republican party is afraid to criticize him.
Synonyms
- camp follower
- ass kisser (slang)
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