奴颜婢膝

to bow and bend the knee (idiom); fawning; bending and scraping to curry favor

to bow and scrape; to act servilely

lit. to behave like a dog wagging its tail, seeking its master's affection (idiom); fig. to fawn on sb

to bow down to everything sb says or does; to act submissively in order to ingratiate oneself

to be fawningly submissive (idiom)

to nod one's head and bow (idiom); bowing and scraping; unctuous fawning