boots
/buːts/
noun3
adverb1
forms
bootses
Phrases with boots
- bet one's bootsTo be absolutely sure of something; to be certain enough to wager an essential possession.
- fill one's bootsTo eat heartily.
- hang up one's bootsto retire, call it a day (used especially in the context of sports).
- kicking bootsAbility to kick well.
- lick someone's bootsTo try hard to please someone.
- quake in one's bootsTo be very frightened, scared, or nervous.
- shoot the bootsTo kick swiftly and violently, especially in the groin.
- too big for one's bootsFar less important or capable than one thinks or claims oneself to be.