cirer les pompes
French
Etymology
Literally,
“
to wax the shoes
”
.
Pronunciation
IPA
(key)
:
/si.ʁe le pɔ̃p/
Audio
:
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Verb
cirer
les
pompes
(
informal
,
figuratively
)
to
suck up
, to
flatter
Conjugation
See
cirer
Derived terms
cire-pompes