with one's boots on

See: DIE IN ONE'S BOOTS or DIE WITH ONE'S BOOTS ON.

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die in one's boots

[die in one's boots] or [die with one's boots on] {v. phr.}, {informal} To be killed or hanged rather than die in bed. * /The badmen of the Old West […] 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

boot

[boot] See: [DIE IN ONE'S BOOTS], [IN ONE'S SHOES] also [IN ONE'S BOOTS], [LICK ONE'S BOOTS], [SHAKE IN ONE'S SHOES] or [SHAKE IN ONE'S BOOTS], [TO BOOT], [TOO BIG FOR […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

Jesus boots

[Jesus boots] or [Jesus shoes] {n.}, {slang} Men's sandals, particularly as worn by hippies and very casually dressed people. * /I dig your Jesus boots, man, they look cool./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

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