cirer les pompes

French

Etymology

Literally, “to wax the shoes”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /si.ʁe le pɔ̃p/

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Verb

cirer les pompes

1. (informal, figuratively) to suck up, to flatter

Conjugation

• See cirer

Derived terms

• cire-pompes