LICK SOMEONE'S BOOTS (OR VULGAR SLANG ARSE)

Meaning of LICK SOMEONE'S BOOTS (OR VULGAR SLANG ARSE) in English

lick someone's boots ( or vulgar slang arse)

be excessively obsequious towards someone.

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Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

S — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bird's/eagle's/crow's etc nest ▪ an abandoned bird's nest a bird's/eagle's/crow's etc nest ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
VULGAR — adj vulgar (1. of the common people; 2. low, coarse); lingua vulgar vulgar tongue, vernacular
Interlingua English vocab
SOMEONE — alcun, alquí
English interlingue dictionary
SLANG — n. argote (-ic), slang
English interlingue dictionary
SOMEONE — pronoun Date: 14th century some person ; somebody
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
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
ARSE — see: ass
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SLANG — Nonstandard vocabulary of extreme informality, usually not limited to any region. It includes newly coined words, shortened forms, and standard …
Английский словарь Британика
SLANG — I. chiefly dialect past of sling II. ˈslaŋ, -laiŋ noun ( -s ) Etymology: origin unknown dialect England : a …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OR — I. _ə(r), (|)ȯ(ə)r, (|)ȯ(ə), in southern US also (|)ä(r) conjunction Etymology: Middle English other, or, from Old English oththe, oththa, …
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LICK — I. ˈlik verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English licken, from Old English liccian; akin to Old Saxon likkon to …
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BOOTS — I. present third singular of boot II. ˈbüts noun plural but singular in construction Etymology: from plural of boot (III) …
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ARSE — I. variant of ass II. ˈärs, ˈȧs noun ( -s ) Etymology: arse (I) : the bottom end of a …
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SOMEONE — ˈsəm(ˌ)wən pronoun Etymology: Middle English sum oon, from sum, som some + oon one : some person : somebody hoping …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
VULGAR — (n.) One of the common people; a vulgar person.
Английский словарь Webster
VULGAR — (a.) Hence, lacking cultivation or refinement; rustic; boorish; also, offensive to good taste or refined feelings; low; coarse; mean; base; …
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SLANG — (n.) Low, vulgar, unauthorized language; a popular but unauthorized word, phrase, or mode of expression; also, the jargon of some …
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LICK — (v.) A place where salt is found on the surface of the earth, to which wild animals resort to lick …
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BOOTS — (n.) A servant at a hotel or elsewhere, who cleans and blacks the boots and shoes.
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ARSE — (n.) The buttocks, or hind part of an animal; the posteriors; the fundament; the bottom.
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VULGAR — ( n. ) One of the common people; a vulgar person.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
VULGAR — ( a. ) Hence, lacking cultivation or refinement; rustic; boorish; also, offensive to good taste or refined feelings; low; coarse; …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SLANG — ( v. t. ) To address with slang or ribaldry; to insult with vulgar language.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BOOTS — ( n. ) A servant at a hotel or elsewhere, who cleans and blacks the boots and shoes.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ARSE — ( n. ) The buttocks, or hind part of an animal; the posteriors; the fundament; the bottom.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
VULGAR — — vulgarly , adv. — vulgarness , n. /vul"geuhr/ , adj. 1. characterized by ignorance of or lack of good …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SOMEONE — /sum"wun', -weuhn/ , pron. some person; somebody. [ 1275-1325; ME; see SOME, ONE ]
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SLANG — slang 1 /slang/ , n. 1. very informal usage in vocabulary and idiom that is characteristically more metaphorical, playful, elliptical, …
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LICK — — licker , n. /lik/ , v.t. 1. to pass the tongue over the surface of, as to moisten, taste, …
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BOOTS — /boohts/ , n. , pl. boots . Brit. a servant, as at a hotel, who blacks or polishes shoes and …
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ARSE — /ahrs/ , n. Slang ( vulgar ). ass 2 (defs. 1, 2). [ see ASS 2 ]
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SOMEONE — pron. some person, somebody
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SOMEONE — n. person, human, human being
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SLANG — adj. pertaining to slang, expressed in slang, that contains slang
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BOOTS — n. shoe which reaches to mid-calf or knee; hotel attendant; trunk of a car
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ARSE — n. ass, buttocks (British Slang); someone who is stupid or repulsive (Offensive, British Slang)
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SLANG — I. ˈslaŋ noun Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1756 1. : language peculiar to a particular group: as a. : argot …
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, …
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VULGAR — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Latin vulgaris of the mob, vulgar, from volgus, vulgus mob, common people Date: 14th century …
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SOMEONE — pronoun Date: 14th century : some person : somebody
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BOOTS — noun plural but singular or plural in construction Etymology: from plural of boot (III) Date: circa 1837 British : a …
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ARSE — variant of ass
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VULGAR — noun the vernacular, or common language. 2. vulgar ·noun one of the common people; a vulgar person. 3. vulgar ·adj …
Webster English vocab
SLANG — imp. of sling. slung. 2. slang ·- of sling. 3. slang ·noun a fetter worn on the leg by a …
Webster English vocab
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
SOMEONE — ■ pronoun 1》 an unknown or unspecified person. 2》 a person of importance or authority.
Concise Oxford English vocab
BOOTS — ■ noun Brit. dated a hotel employee performing menial tasks such as cleaning shoes. Origin C18: plural of boot 1 …
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VULGAR — [vul.gar] adj [ME, fr. L vulgaris of the mob, vulgar, fr. volgus, vulgus mob, common people] (14c) 1 a: generally …
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SOMEONE — [some.one] pron (14c): some person: somebody
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SLANG — [slang] n [origin unknown] (1756) 1: language peculiar to a particular group: as a: argot b: jargon 2 2: an …
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LICK — [lick] vb [ME, fr. OE liccian; akin to OHG leckon to lick, L lingere, Gk leichein] vt (bef. 12c) 1 …
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BOOTS — [boots] n pl but sing or pl in constr [fr. pl. of [3]boot] (ca. 1837) Brit: a servant who shines …
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ARSE — [arse] var of ass
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SLANG — unconventional words or phrases that express either something new or something old in a new way. It is flippant, irreverent, …
Britannica English vocabulary
VULGAR — vulgar BrE AmE ˈvʌlɡ ə AmE \ - ə r ▷ vulgar|ly li ▷ vulgar|ness nəs nɪs ▶ ˌ vulgar …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SOMEONE — someone BrE AmE ˈsʌm wʌn § \ -wɒn ▶ ˌ someone ˈ clever BrE AmE ▶ ˌ someone ˈ else …
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BOOTS — Boots trademark BrE AmE buːts
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ARSE — arse BrE AmE ɑːs AmE æs ɑːrs ▷ arsed ɑːst AmE æst ɑːrst ▷ arses ˈɑːs ɪz -əz AmE ˈæs- …
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VULGAR — / ˈvʌlgə(r); NAmE / adjective 1. not having or showing good taste; not polite, elegant or well behaved SYN coarse …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SOMEONE — / ˈsʌmwʌn; NAmE / (also some·body ) pronoun 1. a person who is not known or mentioned by name : …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SLANG — / slæŋ; NAmE / noun [ U ] very informal words and expressions that are more common in spoken language, …
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LICK — / lɪk; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb 1. to move your tongue over the surface of sth in …
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ARSE — / ɑːs; NAmE ɑːrs/ noun , verb ■ noun ( BrE , taboo , slang ) 1. ( NAmE ass …
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