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
Bruna-Italian, Portuguese, Croatian
Mairwen-Welsh
Salomonsa-lo-MAWN (French)French, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Kaolin-English (Rare)
LorcÁNLOR-kanIrish
PhyllidaFIL-i-dəEnglish (Rare)