lick someone's boots en · VERB
Meanings
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(idiomatic, informal) To try hard to please someone.
“Far-right politicians in primaries are licking the boots of gun lobbyists,” Moms Demand Action founder Shannon Watts told Rolling Stone in an email on Tuesday. They’ll certainly continue to do so once in office.
2022 April 13, Ryan Bort, “The Real Reason Republicans Are Loading Their 2022 Campaign Ads With Guns”, in Rolling Stone:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| licks someone's boots | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| licking someone's boots | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| licked someone's boots | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| licked someone's boots | Tense=Past | lexicographic |
Relateds
Synonyms
lick someone's balls · suck up · lick someone's ass
Translations (1)
fr lécher les bottes (Translations)