Phrase info

yes man

Speech parts

1. yes man - Noun

2. yes man - Phrase

Meaning

yes man (plural yes men)

(idiomatic) A person who always agrees with their employer or superior.

Synonyms: brown noser, yeasayer (alternatively yea-sayer), Uriah Heep

yes-man (plural yes-men)

Alternative spelling of yes man

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Alternative names

yes-man

Examples

I've never been a yes man. Rogers Hornsby

The dog is a yes-animal. Very popular with people who can't afford a yes man. Robertson Davies

As the hearing was underway, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer dismissed Ratcliffe as “a deeply partisan cheerleader for the president, a yes man in every sense of the phrase.” Source: Internet

“Damn right I ain’t no yes man but you n*ggas don’t respect that shit. Source: Internet

Esper delivered a scathing parting interview, denying that he's a yes man and warning against what might happen if Trump got a defense secretary who would actually carry out his wishes. Source: Internet

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