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curtsy to someone
collocation
(alsocurtsey to someone)
to bend quickly at the knees, with one foot in front of the other, especially to show respect to the person:
The Duchess never expected people to bow and curtsy to her.
Until the age of 12, she curtsied to the older members of her family.
The maid curtseyed to them and quickly left the room.
See
curtsyverb
She curtsied to the Queen.她向女王行屈膝礼。
She denied that she once refused to curtsy to the Queen.
They paid their tribute of politeness by curtsying to the lady of the house.
I started to speak before remembering to curtsey to him.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Physical gestures of respect
bow
bow down
bow your head
chest bump
curtsy
dap
dap someone up
doff
elbow bump
fistbump
genuflect
handshake
high five
kowtow
prostrate
prostration
salaam
salute
take a bow
vail
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