"lick someone's boots" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: licks someone's boots [present, singular, third-person], licking someone's boots [participle, present], licked someone's boots [participle, past], licked someone's boots [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*|head=lick someone's boots}} lick someone's boots (third-person singular simple present licks someone's boots, present participle licking someone's boots, simple past and past participle licked someone's boots)
  1. (informal, idiomatic) To try hard to please someone. Tags: idiomatic, informal Synonyms: lick someone's ass [vulgar], lick someone's balls [vulgar], suck up Translations (Translations): lécher les bottes (French)
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