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bow and scrape

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bow and scrape
Fig. to be very humble and subservient. Please don't bow and scrape. We are all equal here. The salesclerk came in, bowing and scraping, and asked if he could help us.
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bow and scrape
to try too hard to please someone in a position of authority (often in continuous tenses) It's embarrassing to see staff bowing and scraping to the new Prime Minister.
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Every moment, also, he took off his Highland bonnet, and performed a bow and scrape.
House Of Seven Gables by Hawthorne, Nathaniel View in context
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