How is “kiss arse” used?

In Swimming with Sharks (1994), one line is: “the spilling of coffee on ourselves in the race to kiss ass.”

Which movie is “kiss arse” from?

The clip at the top of this page is from Swimming with Sharks (1994).

to be very nice to sb in order to persuade them to help you or to give you sth

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to be very nice to sb in order to persuade them to help you or to give you sth
They just kiss arse! I want to get back to my friends and people who care!

Definitions from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary, 9th edition

the spilling of coffee on ourselves in the race to kiss ass.

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