"kiss the ground someone walks on" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: kisses the ground someone walks on [present, singular, third-person], kissing the ground someone walks on [participle, present], kissed the ground someone walked on [participle, past], kissed the ground someone walked on [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|kiss<> the ground someone walks<walks,walks,walked> on}} kiss the ground someone walks on (third-person singular simple present kisses the ground someone walks on, present participle kissing the ground someone walks on, simple past and past participle kissed the ground someone walked on)
  1. (figuratively) To praise someone highly. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-kiss_the_ground_someone_walks_on-en-verb-eAQxIMHq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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