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kiss the ground someone walks on

kiss the ground someone walks on verb: to praise someone highly.

Verb

kiss the ground someone walks on (third-person singular simple present kisses the ground someone walks on, present participle kissing the ground someone walks on, simple past and past participle kissed the ground someone walked on)

  1. (figuratively) To praise someone highly.
    • and when you shall teach me otherwise, I will not only embrace it, but will kiss the ground you walk on1836, Théodore de Bèze, translated by Francis Sibson, The Life of John Calvin, J. Whetham, page 167
    • Yes ; they cross themselves, bow down their heads level with their heels, kiss your feet, grovel on the very ground, and kiss the earth you walk on.1863 August 22, “Two Russian Villages”, in Charles Dickens, editor, All the Year Round, volume X, number 226, page 617

Forms of kiss the ground someone walks on

third-person singular presentkisses the ground someone walks on
present participlekissing the ground someone walks on
past participlekissed the ground someone walked on
pastkissed the ground someone walked on

Questions about kiss the ground someone walks on

What does kiss the ground someone walks on mean?
Kiss the ground someone walks on means to praise someone highly.
What part of speech is kiss the ground someone walks on?
Kiss the ground someone walks on is a verb.
What is the past tense of kiss the ground someone walks on?
The past tense of kiss the ground someone walks on is kissed the ground someone walked on.

Words near kiss the ground someone walks on in the dictionary

  1. kiss someone's ass
  2. kiss someone's hem
  3. kiss someone's ring
  4. kiss the book
  5. kiss the dust
  6. kiss the ground someone walks on
  7. kiss the gunner's daughter
  8. kiss the hem of someone's garment
  9. kiss the ring
  10. kiss the rod
  11. kiss up

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