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> To point at a deer and call it a horse. Used for suck ups who says agrees to things that are clearly not right. Love this. A good English equivalent is “the
by lelandfe 4y ago
> To point at a deer and call it a horse. Used for suck ups who says agrees to things that are clearly not right.
Love this. A good English equivalent is “the emperor’s new clothes.”
- bee_rider 4y agoReferences to the emperor’s new clothes seem to be focused on the moment when the lie everyone is going along with finally gets revealed, though. I think the English equivalent is more like “brown nosing.”
- lelandfe 4y agoBrown nosing need not involve lying - you can be obsequious without agreeing to an obvious falsehood.