bow before someone or something

bow before someone or something
bow before someone or something
1. Lit. to bend or curtsy in respect to someone or something. •

I will not bow before any king or queen.

Henry insisted that I bow before him.

2. Fig. to submit to someone or something; to surrender to someone or something. •

Our country will never bow before a dictator's demands.

We will not bow before such a corrupt politician.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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