"lécher les bottes" meaning in French

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Verb

IPA: /le.ʃe le bɔt/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-lécher les bottes.wav
Head templates: {{fr-verb}} lécher les bottes
  1. (informal, figuratively) to lick someone's boots, to bow and scrape, to brownnose, to suck up Tags: figuratively, informal Synonyms: lécher le cul [vulgar], cirer les pompes, passer la brosse à reluire Derived forms: lèche-bottes
    Sense id: en-lécher_les_bottes-fr-verb-fQBTtquj Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header

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