sucking the king's nipples

To submit to someone; to please someone when you want something from him/her

This was originally a gesture of submission in ancient Ireland. (Yes, literally sucking a king's nipples.)

Person A: Wow, Larry sure is giving his professor a hard time with the C he gave him on his final. I heard he's been calling him non-stop every day.

Person B: What? It's already been a month since our grades came out! It's time to start sucking the king's nipples.

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