Kow-tow

"Kow-tow" in a Sentence (3 examples)

Prince Chun, who even in Europe would not kow-tow to a European or allow his attendants to kow-tow, will be, we may rest assured, a hero in Chinese eyes.

I do not believe in kow-towing to anybody

[U]nless you kow-tow to an old order, this is what will happen to you

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