curtsy to (one)
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.
- curtsy
- curtsy to
- bow down
- bow down to (someone)
- kowtow
- kowtow to
- kowtow to (someone or something)
- grovel about in (something)
- revere (someone or something) for (something)
- revere for