crawl back to



crawl back to someone

Fig. to go back to someone humbly, perhaps asking for forgiveness. I knew you would come crawling back to me! I wouldn't crawl back to him for all the tea in China.
See also: back, crawl

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Simisola-Western African, Yoruba
Cvetka-Slovene
Slavitsa-Medieval Slavic (Hypothetical)
Baker['beikə]
RuadhÁNROO-awnIrish
Ruba-Arabic