Lick someone's boots
奉承, 巴结, 拍马
🧩 词语组成解析
lick
[lɪk]
vt. 舔;<口>打败;
vt.& vi. 轻轻拍打;战胜;
n. 舔;一舐的量，少量;
boots
[[bu:ts]]
n. （英）擦靴的仆役；靴子（boot的复数）
🗣️ 情景例句
You think I can just skip it now and get to it at college?
你想我现在略过数学， 等到上了大学再学， 可以吗？
Patience and application will carry us through.
忍耐和努力会使我们度过难关。
so they are often tempted to finish a job before setting out to keep an appointment.
因此他们常想做完一件事后再去赴约。