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licked someone's boots

licked someone's boots is the simple past and past participle of lick someone's boots.

Meaning of lick someone's boots

Verb

lick someone's boots (third-person singular simple present licks someone's boots, present participle licking someone's boots, simple past and past participle licked someone's boots)

  1. (idiomatic, informal) To try hard to please someone.
    • “Far-right politicians in primaries are licking the boots of gun lobbyists,” Moms Demand Action founder Shannon Watts told Rolling Stone in an email on Tuesday. They’ll certainly continue to do so once in office.2022 April 13, Ryan Bort, “The Real Reason Republicans Are Loading Their 2022 Campaign Ads With Guns”, in Rolling Stone

Questions about licked someone's boots

What is licked someone's boots the simple past and past participle of?
Licked someone's boots is the simple past and past participle of lick someone's boots.

Words near licked someone's boots in the dictionary

  1. licked one's lips
  2. licked one's wounds
  3. licked out
  4. licked someone's ass
  5. licked someone's balls
  6. licked someone's boots
  7. licked the birse
  8. licked the dust
  9. licked the pants off
  10. licked up
  11. lickedy

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