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bootlick

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boot·lick  (btlk)
v. boot·licked, boot·lick·ing, boot·licks
v.tr.
To behave toward in a servile or obsequious manner.
v.intr.
To behave in a servile or obsequious manner. See Synonyms at fawn1.
bootlicker n.
bootlick [ˈbuːtˌlɪk]
vb
Informal to seek favour by servile or ingratiating behaviour towards (someone, esp someone in authority); toady
bootlicker  n
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Verb1.bootlick - try to gain favor by cringing or flatteringbootlick - try to gain favor by cringing or flattering; "He is always kowtowing to his boss"
kotow, toady, truckle, kowtow, fawn, suck up
blandish, flatter - praise somewhat dishonestly
court favor, court favour, curry favor, curry favour - seek favor by fawning or flattery; "This employee is currying favor with his superordinates"
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But don't let lazy sections of the racing press, no doubt anxious to bootlick the Lloyd-Webbers, kid you that the reshuffle was the work of some bunch of rabid French stewards, halfcut on Claret, sick - like the rest of us - of Phantom Of The Opera and hell-bent on getting one over on the 'rosbifs'.
Mi decisions a FRENCH FARCE; Steaming Newsboy gets it off his chest by The Mirror (London, England)
 
 
 
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