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To kiss Trumps ring does not necessarily mean to kiss Trumps ass ... "
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Liliputins. What, the heck, is this?
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Kiss the Ring – Meaning and Origin

Idiom

Kiss the ring means to show fealty or submissive respect, usually to someone in a position of authority or power. It paints quite a vivid picture, doesn’t it?

You might be imagining a medieval court where lords and ladies bow down to the monarch, pressing their lips to his signet ring in a display of loyalty. And if you are, you’re not far off from the origin of this phrase.

The term kiss the ring belongs to idioms, expressions in English that often convey meanings beyond their literal interpretation. Idioms play a significant role in the richness and nuance of the English language.

So, what’s the backstory of this idiom? How should you use it? Stay with me, and I’ll unpack all the details about its meaning, origin, and proper usage in a sentence.

Kiss the Ring Meaning Explained
Kiss the Ring – Meaning and Origin

To kiss someone’s ring means to show respect or to show subservience to someone, often begrudgingly. This idiom is about submission, reverence, and sometimes even coercion.

In more relaxed or informal contexts, the idiom is used to poke fun at those who are brown-nosers or teacher’s pets.

Kiss the Ring Origin and Etymology
Kiss the Ring Ngram
Kiss the ring usage trend.
Some say that in medieval times, it was customary to show respect to monarchs and bishops by kissing their rings. This act symbolizes a person’s undying respect or submission. Today, we know that it’s common practice in the Catholic church to kiss the pope’s (or church leader’s) signet ring.


The saying, as well as the action behind the saying, is also commonly found in film and television when depicting mob life. Members of the mob often kiss the ring of the mob boss or don. Just think of The Sopranos.

Kiss the Ring Synonyms
Bend the knee
Toe the line
Play ball
Brown-nose
Suck up
Examples of Kiss the Ring in a Sentence
Kiss the Ring – Meaning and Origin 1

Even though he despised the gang’s new leader, he had to kiss the ring to keep his position.
She’s always kissing the ring at work. No wonder she gets all the promotions.
They don’t respect him; they’re just kissing the ring because he’s wealthy.
“I refuse to kiss the ring of someone I don’t trust,” Tim declared.
In some careers, certain people feel it’s necessary to kiss the ring to climb the ladder.
She didn’t really admire the artist; she was just kissing the ring for connections.
You won’t get far in this company if you’re not prepared to occasionally kiss the ring.
“I’ve never been one to just blindly kiss the ring,” she mused.
He felt like he had spent half his life kissing the ring of every executive at the firm.
Kissing the ring might earn you some points now but won’t earn you respect in the long run.
Swearing Fealty to Good Grammar
Kiss the ring is one of those idioms that transport us to another time while still being relevant today. Use it to describe the act of following orders or being loyal to someone or something. And definitely check out my other idiomatic breakdowns like this one!


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kiss someone's ass
idiom US offensive (UK kiss someone's arse)
to be very nice to someone in order to get an advantage
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kiss ass
idiom mainly US offensive
to be very nice to people in authority because you want them to help you


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Feud with Donald Trump

In an op-ed for The Washington Post in August 2016, Scarborough argued that the Republican Party must "dump Donald Trump" as their presidential candidate. Drawing attention to Trump's remarks about Hillary Clinton and the Second Amendment, Scarborough wrote: "A bloody line has been crossed that cannot be ignored. At long last, Donald Trump has left the Republican Party few options but to act decisively and get this political train wreck off the tracks before something terrible happens." In June 2017, Scarborough and Brzezinski were the targets of tweets by President Trump that, in response to their coverage of his administration, referred to Scarborough as "Psycho Joe" and called Brzezinski "low I.Q. Crazy Mika," while asserting that she was "bleeding badly from a face-lift" when he previously encountered her at Mar-a-Lago. The hosts responded with an op-ed in The Washington Post, in which they described White House officials telling them that the president would kill a pending National Enquirer article if they apologized to Trump for their coverage of him.  The president's tweets received criticism from many Republican lawmakers, including Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, Senators John McCain, Susan Collins, Ben Sasse, Lindsey Graham, and Lisa Murkowski. Trump has also aired "wild allegations and fact-free innuendo"[81] stemming from an incident from Scarborough's time in Congress. On July 20, 2001, while Scarborough was in Washington, D.C., one of his aides, 28 years old, Lori Bolterstein Klausutis, was found dead on the floor of his congressional office in Fort Walton Beach, Florida. An autopsy determined that an undiagnosed heart-valve irregularity had caused the 28-year-old to lose consciousness, fall, and hit her head on the edge of a desk the day before. Media trafficked in speculation about the death, often connecting it with Scarborough's resignation from Congress, announced in May. The claim that Scarborough was involved in the death was promoted by publisher Markos Moulitsas and by filmmaker Michael Moore, who registered the domain name JoeScarboroughKilledHisIntern.com.[89][91] Since 2017, Trump has resurrected the debunked rumor and has called for another investigation. The Wall Street Journal, New York Post, and Washington Examiner have condemned Trump's remarks.[94] "It's remarkable that we have a president who is trying to have someone prosecute the person he considers to be his chief critic in the media," Scarborough responded in 2020. "That's what Putin does. That's what Orban does. That's what autocrats have been doing for centuries." In May 2020, the aide's widower wrote a letter to Twitter's chief executive Jack Dorsey begging him to delete Trump's tweets saying "President Trump on Tuesday tweeted to his nearly 80 million followers alluding to the repeatedly debunked falsehood that my wife was murdered by her boss, former U.S. Rep. Joe Scarborough. The son of the president followed and more directly attacked my wife by tweeting to his followers as the means of spreading this vicious lie." Kara Swisher followed up with an op-ed in The New York Times on May 26, 2020, calling on Twitter to hold Trump to the company's rules. That same day, Twitter began fact-checking Trump's posts and applying warnings to his tweets when they made misleading claims about mail-in voting.

In November 2024, following the 2024 United States presidential election, Mika and Joe met with Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago.


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Wow, apologizing to Fox News now? Can these two get any more obedient? They are a disgrace!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WtywMQp6tMo

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COWARDS!': 'Morning Joe' Star EXPOSES Mika & Joe Scarborough

Capitulation!!!