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132 entries under expression topic. ×
| bow and scrape(verb, idiom, court, beg) | |
| suck up(verb, phrasal verb, support, slang) | |
| butter up(verb, draw, yield, submit) | |
| prostrate oneself(verb, bow, stoop, kneel) | |
| bow to(verb, phrasal verb, endure, submit) | |
| bowing and scraping(idiom, courtesy) | |
| play up to(idiom, yield, submit, jolly) | |
| presenting arms(idiom, respect) | |
| suck up to(verb, idiom, flatter, court) | |
| bend the knee(idiom, submission) | |
| bend the neck(idiom, submission) | |
| bow down(verb, surrender, bow, kneel) | |
| buddy up(yield, submit, jolly, flatter) | |
| cater to(yield, submit, jolly, flatter) | |
| cave in(verb, phrasal verb, bow, stoop) | |
| cave in to(idiom, yield, submit, jolly) | |
| curry favor(verb, idiom, support, yield) | |
| do obeisance(verb, bow) | |
| eat crow(verb, agree, surrender, acknowledge) | |
| fall all over(verb, idiom, yield, submit) |
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