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81lick your wounds — lick (your) wounds to avoid or ignore other people after an unpleasant experience. Mary s film career was a failure, and she went home to lick her wounds in private. Etymology: based on the idea of an injured animal that licks its wounds (=… …
82lick wounds — lick (your) wounds to avoid or ignore other people after an unpleasant experience. Mary s film career was a failure, and she went home to lick her wounds in private. Etymology: based on the idea of an injured animal that licks its wounds (=… …
83lick someone's boots — If you lick someone s boots, you behave in a very servile manner and try to please someone …
84lick someone's arse — ► lick someone s boots (or vulgar slang arse) be excessively obsequious towards someone. Main Entry: ↑lick …
85lick someone's boots — ► lick someone s boots (or vulgar slang arse) be excessively obsequious towards someone. Main Entry: ↑lick …
86lick-trencher — lickˈ trencher noun (archaic) A parasite • • • Main Entry: ↑lick …
87lick the dust — 1. To be killed or finished off (informal) 2. To be abjectly servile • • • Main Entry: ↑lick …
88lick something into shape — lick/knock/whip/ someone/something/into shape phrase to improve the condition or performance of someone or something I’m going to whip this department into shape. Thesaurus: to make something better …
89lick your chops — see ↑lick, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑chops …
90lick somebody's boots — lick sb s ˈboots idiom (also taboo, slang lick sb s ˈarse) (disapproving) to show too much respect for sb in authority because you want to please t …
