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das Buhlen
   courting, currying, wooing (pejor.)
buhlen (um jdn) (idiom)
   to court, woo (sb/sth); butter up (sb), curry favor (with sb)

Buhlen um Joe, den Klempner.
Wooing Joe the plumber.
US-Demokraten buhlen um Hollywoods Millionen.
U.S. Democrats court Hollywood’s millions.

Related Words:
der Buhle/die Buhle lover, paramour (m./f., obs., lit.)
der Buhler wooer
um jds Gunst buhlen to curry/court sb's favor

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