lick someone's boots
1lick someone's boots — To try to ingratiate oneself with someone by obsequious behaviour • • • Main Entry: ↑boot lick someone s boots To toady • • • Main Entry: ↑lick * * * lick someone’s boots informal phrase to try too hard to p …
2lick someone's boots — lick (someone s) boots informal to try too hard to please someone important. I m not prepared to lick someone s boots to get a promotion …
3lick someone's boots — If you lick someone s boots, you behave in a very servile manner and try to please someone …
4lick someone's boots — ► lick someone s boots (or vulgar slang arse) be excessively obsequious towards someone. Main Entry: ↑lick …
5lick someone's boots (or vulgar slang arse) — be excessively obsequious towards someone. → lick …
6lick someone's boots — lick someone s shoes nobody licks the boss s boots with more finesse than Little Miss Syn: suck up to, toady to, be servile to, be obsequious to, fawn over, flatter, butter up, ingratiate oneself with, brown nose with/to …
7lick someone's boots — To say that one person is licking another s boots means that they are trying to please that person, often in order to obtain something. Sam is licking the manager s boots in the hope of obtaining a pay rise …
8lick someone's boots — informal to try too hard to please someone in authority …
9lick someone's arse — ► lick someone s boots (or vulgar slang arse) be excessively obsequious towards someone. Main Entry: ↑lick …
10lick someone's shoes — See lick someone s boots …
