olla rähmällään — meaning in English

English meaning

• grovel verb To lie or crawl face-down on the ground, often out of fear or submission.

Senses

olla rähmällään is used for these senses in English:

• grovel (intransitive) To be prone on the ground.
• grovel (intransitive) To abase oneself before another person.

grovel — full definition

1. verb To lie or crawl face-down on the ground, often out of fear or submission.
2. verb To act with exaggerated humility or flattery toward someone, especially to win their favor or forgiveness.

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