lick boots

lick somebody's boots

(informal)

to try too hard to please someone important I'm not prepared to lick someone's boots to get a promotion.

To behave in a servile or obsequious manner toward someone.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Melina	-	English, French, Greek
Eutropios	-	Ancient Greek
Mnemosyne	ni-MAWS-ə-nee (English)	Greek Mythology
Katriina	KAHT-ree:-nah	Finnish
Ataahua	-	Maori
Young	[jʌn]