curtsy to (one)

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curtsy to (one)

To bow before one in a show of respect or deference. I curtsied to the headmistress when she handed me my diploma.
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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.
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Maybe Barry is uptight because Alex didn't curtsy to Her Majesty ?
Alex's a turn-off
I LAUGHED my socks off when I read that the Queen thinks Cherie Blair's refusal to curtsy to her is hilarious.
Queen's stiff with laughter
PRINCE Edward's wife Sophie is fuming because Camilla Parker Bowles won't curtsy to her, it was reported last night.
Camilla 'snubs' Sophie
Even the smallest kids instinctively bow and curtsy to her.
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She has never expected players to bow or curtsy to her.
We should only ever bow or curtsy to the Queen; PAUL BURRELL applauds the decision to end an outdated Wimbledon tradition
And the curtsy to Her Majesty the Queen, as the bride passed her Sovereign for the first time as Her Royal Highness The Princess of Wales.
Sombre task for voice of authority
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