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To lower one's dignity

To abandon or betray one's principles

To do something that one regards as below one's dignity or level of importance

To be humble or humbled

To act in an obsequious way in order to gain favor or mercy

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Verb

To lower one's dignity

cheapen yourself

humiliate yourself

lower someone's dignity

go down on your knees

swallow your pride

efface yourself

debase yourself

degrade yourself

“One does not demean oneself merely by passing on an opportunity for increasing one's moral perfection, but one does demean oneself by engaging in actions that decrease that moral perfection.”

Verb

To abandon or betray one's principles

degrade oneself

play someone false

sacrifice oneself

betray your principles

be untrue to oneself

go over to the other side

abandon one's principles

betray one's cause

betray one's ideals

Verb

To do something that one regards as below one's dignity or level of importance

be courteous enough

degrade oneself

deem it worthy of oneself

toss a few crumbs

come down off high horse

come down from one's high horse

debase yourself

act beneath oneself

put in someone's hands

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To be humble or humbled

debase yourself

cut down to size

take down a peg or two

take down a peg

make someone eat crow

put someone in their place

cause to lose face

drag through the mud

reflect badly on

bring into disrepute

drag through the mire

make someone eat humble pie

bring shame upon

give a bad name

put in a bad light

come down from one's high horse

settle someone's hash

give a black eye

make uncomfortable

make someone feel ashamed

lower someone's status

lower someone's dignity

lower the status of

reduce the status of

put out of countenance

take the wind out of your sails

cause to feel small

give a bad name to

tar and feather

be untrue to oneself

abandon one's principles

put in one's place

pop one's balloon

bring down a peg

make one feel small

cut to the quick

fix someone's wagon

force to eat humble pie

act beneath oneself

cast aspersions on

ruin the reputation of

do a hatchet job on

destroy someone's credibility

bring into disfavour

damage someone's reputation

show in a bad light

blacken someone's name

bring discredit to

rip up and down

blacken the name of

spread scandal about

run smear campaign

bring dishonour to

damage the reputation of

reflect negatively

have the last laugh on

cast in a bad light

harm the reputation of

get the better of

muddy the reputation of

blacken the reputation of

be prejudicial to

get one's comeuppance

drag through mud

drag someone's name through the mud

lower in status

blot your copybook

kick in the teeth

slap in the face

hit where one lives

cast a slur upon

characterize^US

reduce to the ranks

kick downstairs

do discredit to

become a stain of the escutcheon of

blemish the reputation of

tarnish the reputation of

become a blot of the escutcheon of

be a discredit to

find fault with

characterise^UK

label negatively

accuse of being

tell lies about

run a smear campaign against

blacken the character of

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To act in an obsequious way in order to gain favor or mercy

curry favor with^US

curry favour with^UK

dance attendance on

ingratiate oneself with

behave obsequiously

lick someone's boots

rub up the right way

show respect for

kiss one's feet

throw oneself at someone's feet

curry favour^UK

prostrate oneself

ingratiate yourself

be sycophantic towards

be servile towards

keep someone sweet

abase oneself to

be obsequious towards

be obsequious to

fall on one's knees

demean oneself to

bow and scrape to

lay it on thick

rub the right way

prostrate oneself to

try to get on the good side of

seek the favour of

abase oneself before

be sycophantic to

scratch one's back

get in good with

try to win over

kiss someone's feet

tug one's forelock

kiss the feet of

humiliate yourself

prostrate oneself before

do everything for

gain the favor of

get on the right side of

insinuate oneself

wax lyrical about

massage one's ego

compliment excessively

express admiration for

praise to excess

fall over oneself for

bow and scrape before

be at beck and call

praise to the skies

sing the praises of

degrade yourself

efface yourself

debase yourself

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