bow down to (someone)



bow down to (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 to you! The autocratic CEO all but makes his employees bow down to him.
See also: bow, down

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
MaŁGosia-Polish
Mbali-Southern African, Zulu
Abbot['æbət]
ClÁUdia-Portuguese
Stanislavstah-nee-SLAHF (Russian)Czech, Slovak, Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian, Slovene, Serbian, Croatian, Medieval Slavic
SÁRi-Hungarian