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
Dinis	dee-NEES (Portuguese), jee-NEES (Brazilian Portuguese)	Portuguese
Ninos	-	Ancient Near Eastern (Hellenized)
Sariah	-	Mormon
Maata	-	Maori
Hart	[ha:t]
Julian	['dʒu:ljən]