LICK ONE'S BOOTS

Meaning of LICK ONE'S BOOTS in English

v. phr. To flatter or act like a slave; do anything to please another. She wanted her boyfriend to lick her boots all the time. A wise king would not want his friends and officials to lick his boots.

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LICK ONE'S BOOTS — {v. phr.} To flatter or act like a slave; do anything to please another. * /She wanted her boyfriend to …
Slang English vocab
LICK ONE'S BOOTS — {v. phr.} To flatter or act like a slave; do anything to please another. * /She wanted her boyfriend to …
Словарь английских идиом
LICK ONE'S BOOTS — подлизываться, "подмазыватся"
Англо-Русский словарь идиом
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BOOTS — noun plural but singular or plural in construction Etymology: from plural of 3boot Date: circa 1837 a servant who shines …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
ONE — I. |wən adjective Etymology: Middle English oon, on, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LICK — I. ˈlik verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English licken, from Old English liccian; akin to Old Saxon likkon to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BOOTS — I. present third singular of boot II. ˈbüts noun plural but singular in construction Etymology: from plural of boot (III) …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LICK — (v.) A place where salt is found on the surface of the earth, to which wild animals resort to lick …
Английский словарь Webster
BOOTS — (n.) A servant at a hotel or elsewhere, who cleans and blacks the boots and shoes.
Английский словарь Webster
BOOTS — ( n. ) A servant at a hotel or elsewhere, who cleans and blacks the boots and shoes.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ONE — /wun/ , adj. 1. being or amounting to a single unit or individual or entire thing, item, or object rather …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BOOTS — /boohts/ , n. , pl. boots . Brit. a servant, as at a hotel, who blacks or polishes shoes and …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BOOTS — n. shoe which reaches to mid-calf or knee; hotel attendant; trunk of a car
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
ONE — I. ˈwən adjective Etymology: Middle English on, an, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Latin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LICK — I. ˈlik verb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English liccian; akin to Old High German leckōn to lick, Latin lingere, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BOOTS — noun plural but singular or plural in construction Etymology: from plural of boot (III) Date: circa 1837 British : a …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LICK — noun a slap; a quick stroke. 2. lick ·v a stroke of the tongue in licking. 3. lick ·vt to …
Webster English vocab
BOOTS — noun a servant at a hotel or elsewhere, who cleans and blacks the boots and shoes.
Webster English vocab
BOOTS — ■ noun Brit. dated a hotel employee performing menial tasks such as cleaning shoes. Origin C18: plural of boot 1 …
Concise Oxford English vocab
LICK — [lick] vb [ME, fr. OE liccian; akin to OHG leckon to lick, L lingere, Gk leichein] vt (bef. 12c) 1 …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BOOTS — [boots] n pl but sing or pl in constr [fr. pl. of [3]boot] (ca. 1837) Brit: a servant who shines …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BOOTS — Boots trademark BrE AmE buːts
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
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Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LICK — / lɪk; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb 1. to move your tongue over the surface of sth in …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ONE — I. one 1 S1 W1 /wʌn/ BrE AmE number 1 . the number 1: They had one daughter. one hundred …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LICK — I. lick 1 S3 /lɪk/ BrE AmE verb [ Language: Old English ; Origin: liccian ] 1 . TONGUE [transitive] …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BOOTS — Boots /buːts/ BrE AmE trademark a British shop in almost every town in the UK, where you can buy medicines, …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ONE — adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LICK — v. & n. --v.tr. & intr. 1 tr. pass the tongue over, esp. to taste, moisten, or (of animals) clean. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BOOTS — n. Brit. a hotel servant who cleans boots and shoes, carries luggage. etc.
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ONE — adj., n., & pron. adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LICK — v. & n. v.tr. & intr. 1 tr. pass the tongue over, esp. to taste, moisten, or (of animals) clean. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BOOTS — n. Brit. a hotel servant who cleans boots and shoes, carries luggage. etc.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ONE — adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1. single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Oxford English vocab
LICK — v. & n. --v.tr. & intr. 1. tr. pass the tongue over, esp. to taste, moisten, or (of animals) clean. …
Oxford English vocab
BOOTS — n. Brit. a hotel servant who cleans boots and shoes, carries luggage. etc.
Oxford English vocab
ONE — ( ones) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. One is the number …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LICK — ( licks, licking, licked) 1. When people or animals lick something, they move their tongue across its surface. The dog …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
LICK — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a lick of paint informal (= a layer of paint used to make something …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
BOOTS — Formula 1 slang for the wheels and tyres of a racing car. Example: And that's Olivier Panis in to change …
Slang English vocab
LICK — To beat; also to wash, or to paint slightly over. I'll give you a good lick o' the chops; I'll …
Slang English vocab
BOOTS — The youngest officer in a regimental mess, whose duty it is to skink, that is, to stir the fire, snuff …
Slang English vocab
LICK — I. noun Lick is used after these nouns: ↑ guitar II. verb Lick is used with these nouns as the …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
BOOTS — • ↑ get too big for your boots
Longman Activator English vocab
LICK — n. 25B6; verb the spaniel licked his face : pass one's tongue over, touch with one's tongue, tongue; lap, slurp. …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
BOOTS — a company with shops in almost every town in Britain. The shops sell medicines and many other items for personal …
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
BOOTS — n. 1) to put on; take off (one's) ~ 2) bower ( BE ; slang; worn by young rowdies); hip; …
The Bbi Combinatory Dictionary of English - A Guide to Word Combinations
BOOTS — I.аптека Бута (кроме аптекарских товаров, продаёт некоторые предметы домашнего обихода, канцелярские принадлежности, книги и грампластинки; такие однотипные аптеки принадлежат компании …
Англо-Русский словарь Britain
BOOTS — boost
Anagrams English vocabulary
BOOTS — See boot
English Dictionary of Automotive Terms
ONE — pronoun 1 BAD : Fluency in English is one of the best qualifications you can have. GOOD : Fluency in …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
BOOTS — darby and joan
Cocney English vocab
ONE
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
LICK
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BOOTS — сущ. коридорный, слуга (в гостинице) коридорный (сленг) младший офицер (в полку); младший член клуба как компонент сложных слов (разговорное) человек, …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BOOTS — Коридорный
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
ONE
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
LICK — lick.ogg 1. lık n 1. облизывание, лизание to have a lick at smth. - лизнуть что-л. 2. чуточка, капелька ( …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
BOOTS — n 1. коридорный 2. сл. младший офицер ( в полку ); младший член клуба 3. (-boots) как компонент сложных слов …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
ONE — one числ. колич.1) один (число 1) one book — одна книга one million — один миллион one half — половина …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger

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