Of course, I curtsied to the queen! Do you think I'm an anarchist?
•The little girls curtsied after they did their dance number.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
curtsy — I curtsy UK [ˈkɜː(r)tsɪ] / US [ˈkɜrtsɪ] or curtsey UK / US verb [intransitive] Word forms curtsy : present tense I/you/we/they curtsy he/she/it curtsies present participle curtsying past tense curtsied past participle curtsied if a woman curtsies … English dictionary
curtsy or curtsey — curt|sy1 or curt|sey [ kɜrtsi ] verb intransitive if a woman curtsies, she shows her respect for someone by bending her knees with one leg behind the other as a formal greeting curtsy or curtsey curt|sy 2 or curt|sey [ kɜrtsi ] noun count a… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
bob — 1 verb 1 MOVE IN WATER (I) to move up and down when floating on the surface of water: bob up and down: The boat was bobbing up and down on the waves. 2 MOVE SOMEWHERE (intransitive always + adv/prep) to move quickly in a particular direction (+… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
curtsey — I curtsy UK [ˈkɜː(r)tsɪ] / US [ˈkɜrtsɪ] or curtsey UK / US verb [intransitive] Word forms curtsy : present tense I/you/we/they curtsy he/she/it curtsies present participle curtsying past tense curtsied past participle curtsied if a woman curtsies … English dictionary
bob — bob1 [ bab ] verb intransitive 1. ) to move up and down with short regular movements, especially on water that is rising and falling: bob up and down: The little boat bobbed up and down on the waves. 2. ) BRITISH to CURTSY bob your head to move… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
drop — verb (drops, dropping, dropped) 1》 fall or cause to fall vertically. ↘deliver by parachute. ↘sink to or towards the ground. ↘informal collapse from exhaustion. 2》 make or become lower, weaker, or less. ↘lose (a point, a match, etc … English new terms dictionary
Débutante — The title of this article contains the character é. Where it is unavailable or not desired, the name may be represented as Debutante. A débutante (from the French débutante, female beginner ) is a young lady from an aristocratic or upper class… … Wikipedia
bob — I UK [bɒb] / US [bɑb] verb [intransitive] Word forms bob : present tense I/you/we/they bob he/she/it bobs present participle bobbing past tense bobbed past participle bobbed 1) to move up and down with short regular movements, especially on water … English dictionary
beck — beck1 /bek/, n. 1. a gesture used to signal, summon, or direct someone. 2. at someone s beck and call, ready to do someone s bidding; subject to someone s slightest wish: He has three servants at his beck and call. 3. Chiefly Scot. a bow or… … Universalium
Debutante — A debutante (deb or presentation ball) (from the French débutante , female beginner ) is a young lady from an aristocratic or upper class family who has reached the age of maturity, and as a new adult, is introduced to society at a formal… … Wikipedia
dance — dancingly, adv. /dans, dahns/, v., danced, dancing, n. v.i. 1. to move one s feet or body, or both, rhythmically in a pattern of steps, esp. to the accompaniment of music. 2. to leap, skip, etc., as from excitement or emotion; move nimbly or… … Universalium
