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Present participle for act in an excessively subservient manner

Present participle for to touch the forehead to the ground in deference

Present participle for to submit to pressure or demands

Present participle for to bend the head or upper part of the body as a sign of respect, greeting, or shame

Present participle for to use coaxing or flattery in order to persuade someone to do something

The fawning behavior of a sycophant

Being laid face down (prone)

The action or fact of coddling or pampering someone

Obedient or attentive to an excessive or servile degree

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Verb

Present participle for act in an excessively subservient manner

apple-polishing

behaving obsequiously

humbling oneself

prostrating oneself

abasing yourself

bowing and scraping

curry favoring with

curry favouring with

dancing attendance on

ingratiating oneself with

falling all over

knuckling under

licking someone's boots

going along with

lying down and rolling over

currying favour

rubbing up the right way

bending the knee

going down on your knees

kissing one's feet

keeping someone sweet

paying court to

falling on one's knees

getting down on knees

ingratiating yourself

abasing oneself before

scratching one's back

abasing oneself to

showing respect for

demeaning oneself to

bowing and scrape to

getting in with

bobbing a curtsy

kissing someone's feet

going on all fours

going on hands and knees

cringing before

grovelling before

smarming around

falling over oneself for

praising to excess

bowing and scrape before

singing the praises of

praising to the skies

laying it on with a trowel

laying it on thick

seeking the favour of

trying to get on the good side of

eating humble pie

humiliating yourself

prostrating oneself before

trying to win over

demeaning oneself

falling at feet

insinuating oneself

kissing the feet of

prostrating oneself to

hero-worshipping

spreading it on

rubbing the right way

waxing lyrical about

expressing admiration for

complimenting excessively

paying blandishments to

saying nice things about

paying tribute to

putting on a pedestal

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“The poor athletes have to cringe and crawl and kowtow to the mighty officials and association members in order to get a place in the Olympic contingent.”

Verb

Present participle for to touch the forehead to the ground in deference

prostrating oneself

bowing down before

doing obeisance

kneeling before

making obeisance

bowing and scraping

showing deference

showing reverence

falling down before someone

humbling oneself before someone

“Once a relative even asked the representative of the receiver to kowtow to the dead at the farewell ceremony.”

Verb

Present participle for to submit to pressure or demands

knuckling under

cooperating with

acting in accordance with

concurring with

throwing in the towel

waving the white flag

surrendering to

humbling oneself

accepting defeat

conceding defeat

showing the white flag

admitting defeat

throwing in the sponge

bending the knee

laying down arms

raising the white flag

resigning yourself

putting up white flag

hoisting the white flag

giving yourself up

doing as one says

doing what is expected

playing second fiddle

playing it by the book

doing one's bidding

goose-stepping to

doing one's duty

getting into line

doing as you are told

doing what one is told

getting in line

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Verb

Present participle for to bend the head or upper part of the body as a sign of respect, greeting, or shame

Verb

Present participle for to use coaxing or flattery in order to persuade someone to do something

Noun

The fawning behavior of a sycophant

currying favour

charm offensive

pats on the back

bowing and scraping

apple-polishing

excessive deference

extravagant flattery

servile flattery

insincere flattery

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Noun

Being laid face down (prone)

bending of the knee

Noun

The action or fact of coddling or pampering someone

catering to someone's every whim

Adjective

Obedient or attentive to an excessive or servile degree

bowing and scraping

apple-polishing

under the thumb

under one's thumb

easily influenced

like putty in your hands

go-with-the-flow

in one's clutches

in one's pocket

well disciplined

at beck and call

forelock-tugging

excessively deferential

rolls with punches

putty in one's hands

with the patience of Job

easily persuaded

easily manipulated

eating humble pie

wrapped around finger

good-humored^US

good-humoured^UK

self-controlled

self-restrained

led by the nose

easily deceived

able to be influenced

easily taken in

easily taken advantage of

readily taken advantage of

treated like dirt

without a mind of one's own

in fear of one's partner

tied to someone's apron strings

subjected to nagging

under someone's heel

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“China would reign supreme in Asia with even Tokyo and Seoul kowtowing to Beijing.”

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