"cirer les bottes" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [Français]

IPA: \si.ʁe le bɔt\ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-cirer les bottes.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-cirer les bottes.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-Lyokoï-cirer les bottes.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick-cirer les bottes.wav
  1. Dire du bien de quelqu’un de manière obséquieuse, le flatter à outrance. Tags: familiar, figuratively
    Sense id: fr-cirer_les_bottes-fr-verb-k5qW93xD Categories (other): Métaphores en français, Termes familiers en français
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: cirer les pompes, lécher, lécher le cul [vulgar], passer la brosse à reluire, passer de la pommade

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