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
Danyal	-	Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Turkish
Mel	MEL	English
Dorian	DAWR-ee-ən (English)	English, French
Osanne	-	French (Rare)
Mccloud	[mək'klaud]
Pluto	PLOO-to (English)	Greek Mythology (Latinized), Roman Mythology