curtsy to (one)
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To bow before one in a show of respect or deference. I curtsied to the headmistress when she handed me my diploma.
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. © 2015 Farlex, Inc, all rights reserved.
curtsy to someone
[for a woman] to dip or bow in deference to someone. Of course, I curtsied to the queen! Do you think I'm an anarchist? The little girls curtsied after they did their dance number.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.