Sekirov Dictionary

bow and scrape

/ˌbaʊ ən ˈskɹeɪp/

verb 2
noun 1
forms 3

verb2

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.
•
To behave in a servile, obsequious, or excessively polite manner.
- But he is not one of those lawyers who bow and scrape before wealthy clients. He will not be pushed around. — 1988

noun1

•
A deep formal bow with right leg drawn back touching the ground.
- [H]e took off his Highland bonnet, and performed a bow and scrape. — 1851

forms

bowed and scraped · bowing and scraping · bows and scrapes

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