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grovel to

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grovel to someone
to kneel in deference to someone; to kowtow to someone. You don't have to grovel to me! I refuse to grovel to anyone.
See also: grovel
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According to Wesley Prudent,editor emeritus of The Washington, Obama "stopped just this side of the full grovel to the emperor of Japan, risking a painful genuflection if his forehead had hit the floor with a nasty bump, which it almost did.
Obama bow before Japanese Emperor aggravates American conservatives by Asian News International
The nearest he could get to home was the midnight service to Northampton and then he had to grovel to his dad to pick him up at about 2am.
Hammers owe my pal bottle of rum by Sunday Mercury (Birmingham, England)
He has a sadistic side to his nature and he'll never stop hurting you, no matter how much you grovel to him.
Your Life: Dear Miriam - He forces sex during pregnancy; HEALTH ADVICE by The Mirror (London, England)
 
 
 
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