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tug one's forelock

Verb
intransitive
Japanese Meaning
(しばしば皮肉や軽蔑を伴って)へりくだった、または媚びた態度で尊敬を示す行動を意味する。
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当時、貴族が通りかかると、召使いたちはへりくだって接することを求められていた。

present singular third-person

participle present

participle past

past

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(intransitive, often satirical or contemptuous) To show deference or obsequious respect.

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tug one's forelock

In that era, servants were expected to tug one's forelock whenever a noble passed by.

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In that era, servants were expected to tug one's forelock whenever a noble passed by.

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