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Complete Definition of "bow and scrape"

English

Verb
en-verb|inf=to bow and scrape|bows and scrapes|bowing and scraping|bowed and scraped

  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. figurative to show excessive politeness or servility.

Synonyms
make a leg

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