to bow and scrape
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to treat someone in authority with high respect, particularly in order to get their approval
Idiom
Örnekler
The sycophantic assistant would always bow and scrape whenever the boss entered the room, hoping to gain favor.
The politician's supporters lined up outside his office, ready to bow and scrape for a chance to meet him and seek his endorsement.
