curtsy

curtsy to (one)

To bow before one in a show of respect or deference. I curtsied to the headmistress when she handed me my diploma.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

curtsy to someone

[for a woman] to dip or bow in deference to someone. Of course, I curtsied to the queen! Do you think I'm an anarchist? The little girls curtsied after they did their dance number.
See also: curtsy
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • curtsy to
  • curtsy to (one)
  • bow down
  • bow down to (someone)
  • kowtow
  • kowtow to
  • kowtow to (someone or something)
  • grovel about in (something)
  • revere
  • revere (someone or something) for (something)
References in periodicals archive
Considering that, (https://www.quora.com/Who-has-to-curtsy-to-Queen-Elizabeth-II) Meghan Markle is not required to curtsy to Kate at all times.
Should Meghan Curtsy To Kate After She Receives This Title?
However if their husbands are not present, then Kate and Meghan have to curtsy to Beatrice and Eugenie.
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His wife, Kate Middleton, who was standing beside him, made a perfect curtsy to Her Majesty.
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Royal biographer, Andrew Morton, has revealed Meghan will have to curtsy to Kate when she becomes queen
Meghan Markle will have to 'curtsy to Kate Middleton' when she's Queen; The revelation came in an ITV documentary, where royal biographer Andrew Morton speaks candidly about Meghan's current role as the Duchess of Sussex
Her stunning Peter Pilotto and Christopher De Vos gown didn't stop her from making a very low curtsy to the Queen.
Royal wedding: Princess' impressive curtsy to Queen you may have missed; The 28-year-old princess didn't let her stunning Peter Pilotto and Christopher De Vos gown stop her from curtsying to her grandmother
Harrold says the formal protocol surrounding the royals, such as when to bow or curtsy, and to whom, and how to eat at royal banquets, was mostly set by the 17th-century French king Louis XIV before being embraced by other sovereigns.
Meghan Markle has new role to master: British royal protocol
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London, June 23 (ANI): Serena Williams has promised to dress "more conservatively" when the Queen comes to Wimbledon this Thursday - and plans to tone down her dramatic curtsy.
Serena Williams 'to dress more conservatively' for the Queen
DEFENDING champion Serena Williams has been practising her curtsy as well as her serve ahead of the Queen's visit to Wimbledon.
Williams hoping for Royal meeting
But Williams refused to confirm whether she would, as protocol dictates, curtsy to the Queen if she was scheduled to play on Centre Court during her visit.
VENUS IN BOW ROW; American hints she won't curtsy to Queen
But the real reason Mrs Scotsman should have remained upright is because of what has happened to the curtsy.
HELP! MY KNICKER ELASTIC HAS GONE
But the right ways to curtsy and bow are explained, just in case.
Well, howdy there, Ma'am; INTERNATIONAL
Turning to tennis, is Wimbledon better off without the curtsy?
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While we continue to bow and curtsy to Mrs Windsor, and while there is a social divide wedged open by Mrs Windsor, we will never have a democracy.
Parliament of'the people'