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70 entries under idiom topic. ×
| bow and scrape(verb, expression, bow, beg) | |
| prostrate oneself(verb, expression, bow, stoop) | |
| fall all over(verb, expression, phrasal verb, yield) | |
| curry favor(verb, expression, support, praise) | |
| demean oneself(verb, expression, beg, kowtow) | |
| eat crow(verb, expression, beg, kowtow) | |
| eat humble pie(verb, expression, acquiesce, beg) | |
| lie flat(expression, lowness) | |
| lie low(expression, lowness) | |
| play up to(verb, expression, phrasal verb, praise) | |
| suck up to(verb, expression, phrasal verb, praise) | |
| ask in marriage(expression, praise, see, charm) | |
| beg for mercy(verb, expression, acquiesce, beg) | |
| bend the knee | |
| bend the neck | |
| cave in to(expression, yield, submit, jolly) | |
| drag oneself along(verb, expression, drag, creep) | |
| get next to(verb, expression, praise, charm) | |
| go on all fours(verb, expression, drag, creep) | |
| go on belly(verb, expression, drag, creep) |
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