English Dictionary

lick someone's boots

動詞

くだけた表現

(informal) To try hard to please someone.

日本語の意味

相手に取り入ろうとして、過剰にへつらう、媚を売る / 自己の利益を求め、極端に相手に服従する様子を示す

She licks someone's boots every time upper management visits, hoping to impress them.

彼女は上層部が来るたびに、印象を良くしようと必死に誰にでも媚びを売る。

意味（1）

(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.

licks someone's boots （ present singular third-person ）

licking someone's boots （ participle present ）

licked someone's boots （ participle past ）

licked someone's boots （ past ）