forelock-tugging

(British)

showing too much respect towards someone who is in a high position As the General marched in, the collective forelock-tugging began.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Przemo	PZHE-maw	Polish
Pavle	-	Serbian, Macedonian, Croatian, Georgian
Abel	AY-bəl (English), ah-BEL (Spanish), ə-BEL (Portuguese)	English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Georgian, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Olwyn	-	Welsh
Terentius	-	Ancient Roman
Rudolph	['ru:dɔlf]