cirer les bottes

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cirer les bottes

  • \si.ʁe le bɔt\

verb

  1. familiar, figuratively Dire du bien de quelqu’un de manière obséquieuse, le flatter à outrance. Il a ciré les bottes au patron toute la soirée.

Similar: cirer les pompes, lécher, lécher le cul, passer la brosse à reluire, passer de la pommade

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@misc{cirer_les_bottes_2026,
  title = {cirer les bottes},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fr/cirer%20les%20bottes},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}