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lick one's chops

[lick one's chops] {v. phr.}, {informal} To think about something pleasant; enjoy the thought of something. * /John is licking his chops about the steak dinner tonight./ * /Tom is […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

lick one's boots

[lick one's boots] {v. phr.} To flatter or act like a slave; do anything to please another. * /She wanted her boyfriend to lick her boots all the time./ * […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

lick and a promise

[lick and a promise] {n. phr.}, {informal} A careless, hasty job; an unsatisfactory piece of work. * /You didn't wash your hands. You just gave them a lick and a […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

наломать дров

[наломать дров] {v.phr.} {informal} [nalo`mat' drov] {literally} to chop wood. To brake, spoil smt. Mess smt.up. Cp.: [botch up] * /Ну и наломал я дров вчера на работе! Завалил весь […] www.sky-net-eye.com

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