Although a lickspit licks spit and an ass-kisser kisses asses, both expressions are used for people who are tarred with the same brush.
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Licks
/lɪks/
Synonyms for "licks" (16 found)
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14 entriesCollocations
10 entriesblues lickguitar lickslick of colorlick of paintlick the envelopelick the spoonlick the stamplick up the saucelicking lipsrock lick
Inflections
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2 entriesSample sentences
10 total sentences available.
He licks between my toes.
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Does anyone really know how many licks it takes to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop?
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You should practice the licks in all twelve keys.
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