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kiss someone's ring

To give respect or reverence to someone; to express servitude to someone.

Etymology:

  • An allusion to a traditional manner of expressing obeisance to a bishop or king.
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The friendship had faltered during their first year at Oxford, when Barnaby had turned jester-in-chief to a pride of strutting young peacocks with titles and country estates. He had made them laugh and kissed their rings and they in return had sneered at him behind his back.

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Submitted on July 10, 2018

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تقبيل خاتم شخص ما

حلقه کسی را ببوس

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