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Bow and scrape

noun
/ˌbaʊ ən ˈskɹeɪp/

Definitions

1.nounA deep formal bow with right leg drawn back touching the ground.
2.verbTo make a deep bow with the right leg drawn back (thus scraping the floor), left hand pressed across the abdomen, right arm held aside.
3.verb(by extension) To behave in a servile, obsequious, or excessively polite manner.

Synonyms

brownnosefawnsuck upmake a legscrapetake a bowembowoutbowbow downmake one's bowbackscratchbutt up
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