bootlick

• فعل يُستخدم لوصف السلوك في صورة ذليلة أو متذللة تجاه شخص ذي سلطة أو نفوذ، وغالبًا بهدف كسب رضاه أو الحصول على منفعة أو حظوة. ويشمل التملق والتزلف والخنوع.

A verb used to describe the act of behaving in a servile or obsequious manner towards someone in authority, typically to gain favor or advantage.

1. Flatter or fawn overC1informal

   To try to gain favor with someone in authority by behaving in a servile or obsequious manner.

   التزلّف

   • He was always bootlicking his boss to get a promotion.
   • She bootlicked the manager shamelessly during the meeting.
   • The politician surrounded himself with bootlicking advisors.

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