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
Makeda	-	History
Deana	dee-AN-ə, DEEN-ə	English
Moran	['mɔ:rən]
CuÁN	-	Irish
Leonard	['lenəd]
Spring	[spriŋ]