bow down before (someone)

To obey, pledge allegiance, or submit one's will to someone, especially in a reverential or servile manner. My allegiance is to my own country; I'll never bow down before you! The autocratic CEO all but makes his employees bow down before him.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Antonia	ahn-TO-nyah (Italian, Spanish), an-TON-ee-ə (English), ahn-TO-nee-ah (German, Dutch), ahn-TAWN-yah (Polish)	Italian, Spanish, English, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, Polish, Romanian, Ancient Roma
AurÈLe	-	French
Ashling	['æʃliŋ]
Elis	E-lis (Swedish)	Swedish, Medieval English
BÉRengÈRe	-	French
Coffey	['kɔfi]