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раболепствоватьThe salesclerk came in, bowing and scraping, and asked if he could help us. -
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лебезить; заискивать; унижаться; гнуть шею/спину перед кем-либоPlease don't bow and scrape.
We are all equal here. In this fashionable store, the salespersons virtually bow and scrape before customers.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > bow and scrape
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угодничать, заискивать, раболепствовать, расшаркиваться, пресмыкаться; ≈ стоять на задних лапках перед кем-лThey wouldn't let him help them into a punt. ‘No, thank you, all that nonsense is over, chivalry and bowing and scraping before women; we're quite able to get into punts by ourselves.’ (U. Sinclair, ‘World's End’, ch. 9) — Они отвергли его помощь, садясь в лодку. - Нет, спасибо, вся эта чепуха кончилась - рыцарство, поклоны и расшаркивание перед дамами; мы прекрасно можем сесть в лодку и без вашей помощи.
The Old Man jumped up from his chair and roared. ‘Shut up! Omit bowing and scrapingl Omit your eternal yessing!’ (D. Carter, ‘Tomorrow Is with Us’. ch. XXXIII) — Старик вскочил с кресла. - Молчать! - заорал он. - Довольно подхалимства! Нечего мне без конца поддакивать!
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Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > bow and scrape
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Общая лексика: раболепствовать, заискивать, кланяться и расшаркиваться, расшаркиваться, угодничать, расшаркаться -
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раболепствоватьАнгло-русский большой универсальный переводческий словарь > bow and scrape
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расшаркиваться, раболепствовать -
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уго́дничать, раболе́пствовать пе́ред кем-л.The Americanisms. English-Russian dictionary. > bow and scrape
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Синонимический ряд:get down on one's knees (verb) bend the knee; curtsy; do obeisance; genuflect; get down on one's knees; grovel; kneel; prostrate oneself; stoop -
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hacer la pelota (a alguien)English-spanish dictionary > to bow and scrape (to somebody)
См. также в других словарях:
bow and scrape — To kowtow, to ingratiate oneself sycophantically • • • Main Entry: ↑bow bow and scrape To be over obsequious • • • Main Entry: ↑scrape * * * behave in an obsequious way to someone in authority * * * bow and scrape : to treat someone who is… … Useful english dictionary
bow and scrape — {v.} To be too polite or obedient from fear or hope of gain; act like a slave. * /The old servant bowed and scraped before them, too obedient and eager to please./ … Dictionary of American idioms
bow and scrape — {v.} To be too polite or obedient from fear or hope of gain; act like a slave. * /The old servant bowed and scraped before them, too obedient and eager to please./ … Dictionary of American idioms
bow and scrape — ► bow and scrape behave in an obsequious way. Main Entry: ↑bow … English terms dictionary
bow and scrape (to someone) — showing disapproval phrase to show too much respect for someone Thesaurus: to treat someone with excessive respectsynonym Main entry: bow … Useful english dictionary
bow and scrape — verb /ˈbaʊəndskreɪp/ a) to make a deep bow with the right leg drawn back (thus scraping the floor), left hand pressed across the abdomen, right arm held aside. b) to show excessive politeness or servility. Syn: make a leg … Wiktionary
bow and scrape — behave obsequiously. → bow … English new terms dictionary
bow\ and\ scrape — v To be too polite or obedient from fear or hope of gain; act like a slave. The old servant bowed and scraped before them, too obedient and eager to please … Словарь американских идиом
bow and scrape — To say that someone is bowing and scraping means that they are being excessively polite or servile. The President was greeted with much bowing and scraping … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
bow and scrape — to try too hard to please someone in a position of authority. It s embarrassing to see staff bowing and scraping to the new Prime Minister. (often in continuous tenses) … New idioms dictionary
bow and scrape — idi to be excessively polite or deferential … From formal English to slang