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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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sucking the king's nipples 

To submit or give up.

Sucking a king's nipples was a gesture of submission in ancient Ireland
What? It's already been a month since our grades came out! It's time to start sucking the king's nipples.

Sucking the king's nipple 

What? It's already been a month since our grades came "out!" It's time to start sucking the king's nipple.