BOWANDSCRAPE

bow and scrape

Noun

  1. A deep formal bow with right leg drawn back touching the ground.

Verb

  1. To make a deep bow with the right leg drawn back (thus scraping the floor), left hand pressed across the abdomen, right arm held aside.
  2. To behave in a servile, obsequious, or excessively polite manner.


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