Idiom
lick someone's ass
Vulgar
Meaning
To flatter someone (especially a superior) in an obsequious manner, and to support their every opinion.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“He tries to lick his boss's ass to get a promotion.”
“I cannot stand how he licks the manager's ass just to get the best shifts.”
“Rather than offering honest feedback, the sycophant spent the entire meeting licking the director's ass to secure his own position.”
Examples
simple
“He tries to lick his boss's ass to get a promotion.”
contextual
“I cannot stand how he licks the manager's ass just to get the best shifts.”
complex
“Rather than offering honest feedback, the sycophant spent the entire meeting licking the director's ass to secure his own position.”
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