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Bow and scrape

//ˌbaʊ ən ˈskɹeɪp// noun, verb

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Noun
  1. 1
    A deep formal bow with right leg drawn back touching the ground.

    "[H]e took off his Highland bonnet, and performed a bow and scrape."

Verb
  1. 1
    To make a deep bow with the right leg drawn back (thus scraping the floor), left hand pressed across the abdomen, right arm held aside.
  2. 2
    To behave in a servile, obsequious, or excessively polite manner. broadly, idiomatic

    "But he is not one of those lawyers who bow and scrape before wealthy clients. He will not be pushed around."

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