![]() ![]() In 17th century France, poisoning occurred among hat makers who used mercury for the hat felt. Its origins date from the 17th and 18th centuries well before Lewis Caroll’s book was published. The term brown noser and the phrase brown nosing describes trying very hard to gain favor from someone (usually a boss or a person in a higher position of power) in order to be rewarded. Origin: No, you didn’t already know this one, because it didn’t originate from Lewis Caroll’s Alice in Wonderland. Every few years we hear about some new way to brown-nose better than anyone else and say or be anyone you think the business world would like you to be. ![]() This excerpt is from an article on personal branding.
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