- lick the boots
- grovel, say nice things in order to gain favor, compliment, flatter
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
lick the boots
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lick someone's boots — To try to ingratiate oneself with someone by obsequious behaviour • • • Main Entry: ↑boot lick someone s boots To toady • • • Main Entry: ↑lick * * * lick someone’s boots informal phrase to try too hard to p … Useful english dictionary
lick — lick1 S3 [lık] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(tongue)¦ 2¦(sport)¦ 3¦(flames/waves)¦ 4 have (got) something licked 5 lick your lips 6 lick your wounds 7 lick somebody s boots ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [: Old English; Origin: liccian] 1.) … Dictionary of contemporary English
lick — lick1 [ lık ] verb * 1. ) intransitive or transitive to move your tongue across something, especially in order to eat it, clean it, or make it wet: The children sat licking ice cream. Their dog was still licking itself. The kids were licking… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
lick — I UK [lɪk] / US verb Word forms lick : present tense I/you/we/they lick he/she/it licks present participle licking past tense licked past participle licked * 1) [intransitive/transitive] to move your tongue across something, especially in order… … English dictionary
lick — 1 verb 1 TONGUE (T) to move your tongue across the surface of something in order to eat it, clean it etc: The dog jumped up and licked her face. 2 SPORT (T) informal to defeat an opponent: I reckon we could lick the best teams in Georgia. 3… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
lick — /lɪk / (say lik) verb (t) 1. (sometimes followed by off, from, etc.) to pass the tongue over the surface of. 2. to affect by strokes of the tongue: to lick the plate clean. 3. to pass or play lightly over, as flames do. 4. Colloquial to overcome… …
lick one's boots — {v. phr.} To flatter or act like a slave; do anything to please another. * /She wanted her boyfriend to lick her boots all the time./ * /A wise king would not want his friends and officials to lick his boots./ … Dictionary of American idioms
lick one's boots — {v. phr.} To flatter or act like a slave; do anything to please another. * /She wanted her boyfriend to lick her boots all the time./ * /A wise king would not want his friends and officials to lick his boots./ … Dictionary of American idioms
lick\ one's\ boots — v. phr. To flatter or act like a slave; do anything to please another. She wanted her boyfriend to lick her boots all the time. A wise king would not want his friends and officials to lick his boots … Словарь американских идиом
lick somebody's boots — To say that one person licks another person s boots means that they are trying to please that person, often in order to obtain something. There s no need to lick the manager s boots. Just do your job! … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
