grovel to (someone)
grovel to (someone)
To interact with someone in an overtly agreeable or deferential manner. It can also refer specifically to the act of kneeling or prostration. Well, if your mother's mad at me, I guess I'm going to have to grovel to her—we want this family dinner to be pleasant, after all. Get down and grovel to your king!
See also: grovel
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
grovel to someone
to kneel in deference to someone; to kowtow to someone. You don't have to grovel to me! I refuse to grovel to anyone.
See also: grovel
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- grovel to
- grovel before
- grovel before (someone)
- grovel in
- grovel in (something)
- grovel
- bow the knee
- down with the swirl
- swirl
- in respect to