lick someone's boots

lick someone's boots
lick someone's boots
To try to ingratiate oneself with someone by obsequious behaviour
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Main Entry:boot
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lick someone's boots
To toady
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Main Entry:lick

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lick someone’s boots informal phrase
to try too hard to please someone in authority
Thesaurus: to try hard to please or impress someonesynonym
Main entry: lick

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lick someone's boots (or vulgar slang ass)
be excessively obsequious toward someone, esp. to gain favor from them

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lick someone's boots — see lick, 1
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Main Entry:boot
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lick someone's boots
informal + disapproving : to treat someone powerful with too much respect in order to get approval

He's just the assistant to the manager, there's no need to lick his boots.

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Main Entry:lick

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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