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85 entries under expression topic. ×

2
make up to(idiom, yield, submit, jolly)
2
pay court(yield, submit, jolly, flatter)
2
play up to(idiom, yield, submit, jolly)
2
pull back(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge)
2
shy away(verb, phrasal verb, start, withdraw)
1
abase oneself(verb, fawn)
1
back away(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge)
1
back off(verb, retreat, shy, hesitate)
1
beg for mercy(idiom, court, beg, kowtow)
1
crouch down(verb, phrasal verb, bend, squat)
1
demean oneself(verb, court, beg, kowtow)
1
eat crow(verb, court, beg, kowtow)
1
eat humble pie(idiom, court, beg, kowtow)
1
give in(verb, phrasal verb, surrender, bow)
1
give in to(idiom, agree, yield, submit)
1
humble oneself(verb, court, beg, kowtow)
1
lick the dust
1
make much of(verb, idiom, court, beg)
1
move back(verb, phrasal verb, withdraw, retreat)
1
shrink away(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge)
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