forelock-tugging

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forelock-tugging (British)

showing too much respect towards someone who is in a high position As the General marched in, the collective forelock-tugging began.

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Sadly, however, she was hampered by her husband George (Geoffrey Hinsliff, series one and two and Geoffrey Hutchings, series three), Hardacre's most loyal lackey, who would win any forelock-tugging contest hands down. Brass laughs in comedy classic; Proof telly isn't as good as it was ... by Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England) Yes, genuine races rather than forelock-tugging processions behind the king or queen are required to stir the blood, but to welcome members of Team GB and the golden stars of Beijing so soon after the spectacular event is a privilege. Tyneside welcome for our Olympic stars; GIBBO ON SATURDAY by Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England) Could, however, have been a lot worse for HM - although possibly a lot less boring for us - if a publication such as Nuts or Playboy had outbid the notoriously obsequious forelock-tugging glossy. Why can't Her Maj get by on royalties? by Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)			for want of a better word For want of a nail the shoe was lost; for want of a shoe the horse ... for what it's worth for your information forage forbid forbidden fruit force force down force hand force in force of habit force off force on force or an animal from force out of force out of office force through force to be reckoned with force to the wall fore fore and aft foreclose on foregone foregone conclusion forelock-tugging forest forever forever and ever forewarn forewarn about Forewarned is forearmed forget forget about forget it Forget it! forget manners forget oneself Forget you! forgive Forgive and forget forgive for fork fork out fork over fork some money out forked form form an opinion form and substance form from			forelegs forelegs forelegs Forelend Forelet Forelie Forelift forelimb forelimb forelimb forelimb paralysis forelimb paralysis forelimb paralysis forelimb restraint hold forelimb restraint hold forelimb restraint hold forelimb stay apparatus forelimb stay apparatus forelimb stay apparatus forelimb stay apparatus forelimbs forelimbs forelimbs forellenstein forelock forelock forelock forelock Forelock bolt Forelock hook forelock-tugging forelocks forelocks forelocks Forelook FOREM foreman foreman foreman foreman Foreman of Signals Foreman Program and Construction Managers Foreman, George Foreman, George Foreman, George Foreman, Percy Foreman, Richard foremanship foremanship foremanship foremast foremast Foremast hand foremasts foremasts Foremeant foremen foremen foremen Foremen's Schools and Classes Forementioned

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