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
Fionnbharr	FIN-var	Irish
Jennings	[dʒeniŋz]
Xaver	-	German
Radoslav	rah-dah-SLAHF (Russian)	Czech, Serbian, Croatian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Russian, Medieval Slavic
NoemÍ	no-e-MEE (Spanish)	Spanish, Portuguese
Mahatma	mə-HAHT-mə (English)	History