"cirer les pompes" meaning in French

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Verb

IPA: /si.ʁe le pɔ̃p/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-cirer les pompes.wav
Etymology: Literally, “to wax the shoes”. Etymology templates: {{m-g|to wax the shoes}} “to wax the shoes”, {{lit|to wax the shoes}} Literally, “to wax the shoes” Head templates: {{fr-verb}} cirer les pompes
  1. (informal, figuratively) to suck up, to flatter Tags: figuratively, informal Derived forms: cire-pompes
    Sense id: en-cirer_les_pompes-fr-verb-w-3T~XRM Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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