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bow and scrape(verb, expression, court, beg)
3
bowing and scraping(expression, courtesy)
3
play up to(expression, yield, submit, jolly)
3
presenting arms(expression, respect)
3
suck up to(verb, expression, flatter, court)
2
bend the knee(expression, submission)
2
bend the neck(expression, submission)
2
cave in to(expression, yield, submit, jolly)
2
curry favor(verb, expression, support, yield)
2
fall all over(verb, expression, yield, submit)
2
lay it on(expression, draw, yield, submit)
2
make up to(expression, yield, submit, jolly)
2
pay court to(verb, expression)
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beg for mercy(expression, court, beg, plead)
1
bending the knee
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bob a curtsy
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bow submission(expression, submission)
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bow the head
1
dance attendance on
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dipping the colors
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