Examples of 'bowing and scraping' in a sentence

Meaning of "bowing and scraping"

bowing and scraping: This phrase typically refers to exaggerated or overly obsequious behavior, often insincere or performed out of obligation. It can be used to describe someone who is overly deferential or ingratiating in order to gain favor or approval
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  • present participle of bow and scrape
  • Obsequious or deferential behaviour.

How to use "bowing and scraping" in a sentence

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bowing and scraping
Bowing and scraping do not do none of us no good.
We will end up bowing and scraping to him.
Bowing and scraping behind the bloody meat counter.
After years of bowing and scraping in shit.
Bowing and scraping in front of me.
I hate all this bowing and scraping.
And bowing and scraping and adoration.
There would be no more bowing and scraping.
And bowing and scraping and wigs.
Three hours of bowing and scraping.
Bowing and scraping to Lilith and Crowley, all of them.
You come in bowing and scraping.
Cape Town and mines and shares and people bowing and scraping.
Do not go bowing and scraping again.
Because they always see us bowing and scraping.

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What you call bowing and scraping is a symbol of discipline.
We are not going to be bowing and scraping.
Man bowing and scraping.
I was fed up with bowing and scraping.
How much bowing and scraping do you expect us to do?
We are not gonna be bowing and scraping.
I ai not bowing and scraping to those low-life RSKs.
You spend your life bowing and scraping.
I am not bowing and scraping to a demented child any longer!
You see these suppliers buckling and bowing and scraping.
Stop your bowing and scraping.
I guess I can not beat up people who are bowing and scraping.
People are bowing and scraping.
Please, just call me Doctor . I hate all this bowing and scraping.
But that thing that you call bowing and scraping is the outward sign of discipline.
But you are both free of all the bowing and scraping.
What a farce, bowing and scraping to these savages.
I am sick of seeing the principal and bowing and scraping to her.
I don't like bowing and scraping before my person.
But that thing that you call bowing and scraping No.
Behind my back? bowing and scraping and seducing my daughter.
You wait and see . Three hours of bowing and scraping.
Why were you bowing and scraping before them?
Donna, look, my people have been bowing and scraping.
We will end up bowing and scraping to him, crawling to beg for favors.
Not for the pleasure of seeing my sisters bowing and scraping in front of me.
He 's already bowing and scraping to that Austrian woman, but Louis must not die.
And yet just last year, she came crawling, bowing and scraping and beggingyour approval.
I ain't bowing and scraping to those low-life RSKs. Fresh start.
I was tired of bowing and scraping.
What has bowing and scraping gotten me?
Then I got up … went to work and got fired … for not bowing and scraping enough.
You have driven me about, bowing and scraping and seducing my daughter behind my back?
With rules, regulations, waving, bowing and scraping.
You've driven me about, bowing and scraping and seducing my daughter behind my back?

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You should be bowing down in front of him
Bowing and scraping do not do none of us no good
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Examples of using Scraping
I am scraping under the nails for blood
Stop turning when a scraping sound starts to
We are scraping up all we can to form a naval battalion
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