| OK turning west, pulled along and grovelled |
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| Acted obsequiously |
Thomas Joseph |
06 Jan 2022 |
| Knelt obsequiously |
Universal |
12 Aug 2021 |
| Deferred to in an obsequious way |
Irish Times Simplex |
28 Aug 2020 |
| OK, two wed by mistake and behaved subserviently |
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| Crawled from floor, weight dragged behind |
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| Bowed and scraped |
The Chronicle of Higher Education |
06 Jan 2017 |
| Bowed and scraped |
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| Was servile, in a way |
Universal |
26 Nov 2016 |
| Was servile, in a way |
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| Upheld agreement to marry, after wife's demonstrated subservience |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
01 Nov 2015 |
| Prostrate before woman-to-marry, bent in a servile manner |
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| Bowed and scraped |
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