Significato: bootlickingv. (fam) adulare servilmente, (fam) lustrare le scarpe a
licking Idioma
arse-licking
sycophantic behaviour
give sb a licking
Idiom(s): give sb a licking
Theme: FIGHTING
to beat someone. • Bill give Tom a licking in a fight. • VII give you a good licking if you don't leave me alone.
get a licking
Idiom(s): get a licking AND take a licking
Theme: PUNISHMENT
to get a spanking; to get beat in a fight. (Folksy.) • Billy, you had better get in here if you don’t want to get a licking. • Bob took a real licking in the stock market. • Tom took a licking in the fight he was in.
take a licking
Idiom(s): get a licking AND take a licking
Theme: PUNISHMENT
to get a spanking; to get beat in a fight. (Folksy.) • Billy, you had better get in here if you don’t want to get a licking. • Bob took a real licking in the stock market. • Tom took a licking in the fight he was in.
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