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boots noun a tyre US, 1948. ► put the boots to1. to have sex with someone US, 1933. 2. to kick someone, especially when they are on the ground US, 1894
idiombootsa bossy boots BrEBrEtell/order sb to do sthspoken used about someone who you think tells other people what to do too much ◆ used especially by children or by adults talking to children:Don't be such a bossy boots!I don't like playing with Oliver - he's such a bossy boots.die with your boots onto keep working hard at your job until you die or until you are unable to work any more:The thought of retirement scares the hell out of me. I'm one of those people who'll probably die with my boots on.fill your boots (with sth) BrEBrE1 spoken to get a lot of money while you have the opportunity, especially in a way that is not completely honest or fair:These tax allowances are available, so why not fill your boots with them, at least until the taxman starts to object?2 old-fashioned to eat a lot:Fill your boots, everybody - there's plenty of food.sb is/gets too big for their boots(also sb is/gets too big for their britches AmE)used about someone who is becoming too proud and confident, and who treats other people as if they are not as important:When people think of you as a star, they assume that you're a bit too big for your boots, and not really human or approachable.McCall Idaho is a resort town that isn't getting too big for its britches. It hasn't exploded in a mass of chic restaurants, art galleries, and the other tourist traps you find in Vail or Aspen.lick sb's bootsto obey someone in authority completely and treat them as though they are very important and special, because you want to please them, especially when this makes you seem weak and silly:We all know you used to lick his boots when he was your boss - so don't start criticizing him now.Gerald's used to people licking his boots, and obeying his every whim.quake/shake in your bootsspoken to feel very afraid:Whenever I have to give a talk, I quake in my boots before I start, but afterwards I feel great.In spite of having a clear conscience, I was shaking in my boots.(as) tough as old boots BrEBrE1 spoken used about someone who is very healthy and not easily harmed by difficult or severe conditions:She's seventy-four, five feet tall, and as tough as old boots.2 used about someone who does not get upset if people oppose them or dislike them:John can look after himself - he's as tough as old boots.
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*bootdismissal from employment or from a place that one is in. (*Typically: get ~; give someone ~.) I guess I wasn't dressed well enough to go in there. They gave me the boot. I'll work harder at my job today. I nearly got the boot yesterday. boot1. n. a thrill; a charge. I get a real boot out of my grandchildren. 2. tv. to dismiss or eject someone. I booted him myself. 3. n. a dismissal or ejection. I got the boot even though I had worked there for a decade. 4. tv. & in. to start the operating system of a computer. When I booted, all I got was a feep. 5. in. to empty one’s stomach; to vomit. The kid booted and booted and will probably never smoke another cigar. - (as) tough as old boots
- (one's) heart is in (one's) boots
- (one's) heart sinks into (one's) boots
- be (as) tough as old boots
- be as full as a boot
- be quaking in (one's) boots
- be quaking in your boots
- be shaking in (one's) boots
- bet (one's) boots
- boot
- boot (someone or something) out
- boot camp
- boot or an animal out
- boot out
- boot someone out
- boot up
- boots and all
- boots on the ground
- bossyboots
- clever boots
- couldn't pour water out of a boot
- die in (one's) boots
- die in boots
- die in harness, to
- die with (one's) boots on
- die with one's boots on
- die with your boots on
- fill (one's) boots
- fill (one's) shoes
- fill somebody's boots/shoes
- fill your boots
- get the ax
- get the boot
- give (one) the boot
- give somebody/get the boot
- hang up (one's) boots
- hang up your boots
- in bed with (one's) boots on
- Jesus boots
- kick out
- knock boots
- lick (someone's) boots
- lick boots
- lick somebody's boots
- lick someone's boots
- over shoes, over boots
- put the boot in
- put/stick the boot in
- quake in (one's) boots
- quake in one's boots
- quaking/shaking in your boots/shoes
- seven-league boots
- shake in (one's) boots
- shake in boots
- shake in one's shoes/boots, to
- shoe is on the other foot, the
- step into (someone's) boots
- step into someone's boots
- the boot is on the other foot
- to boot
- too big for (one's) boots
- too big for one's britches
- too big for your boots
- tough as an old boot
- tough as old boots
- voice in his boots
- you (can) bet your boots
- You bet your boots!
- You bet your life!
- you can bet your boots
- your heart sinks into your boots
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