zu Kreuze kriechen — meaning in English
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English meaning
- kowtow verb To kneel and bow so low that the forehead touches the ground, as a sign of deep respect or submission.
Senses
zu Kreuze kriechen is used for these senses in English:
- eat crow (chiefly, US, idiomatic) To recognize that one has been shown to be mistaken or outdone, especially by admitting that one has made a humiliating error.
- eat humble pie (idiomatic, intransitive) To admit one's faults; to make a humiliating apology.
- kowtow (figuratively) To grovel, act in a very submissive manner; to show obeisance to (someone or something) in such a manner; to bow.
kowtow — full definition
- verb To kneel and bow so low that the forehead touches the ground, as a sign of deep respect or submission.
- verb To act in an excessively submissive or obedient way toward someone.
- noun The act of kowtowing.
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