Some licked their wounds for a few years and came back with new proposals, only to have those rejected too.

"I'll have to lick my wounds for a few hours, but the Olympics are far from over at this point."

He licked the wound for a few moments and then turned to Hazel.

You should be licking my boots for such an opportunity to get noticed by men who count.

Just because they don't want to waste their lives learning to lick your boots for a taste of what you've got!

His mother licked him into the shape of a bear for fun.

She started licking my hand, again for all the world like a cat.

It was as if both sides had pulled back to lick their wounds for a while.

He licked his lips for the third time in as many minutes and went to the kitchenette.

That would give us a better chance of licking it once for all.