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Phrase(s): prostrate oneself before someone or something
1. Lit. to lay oneself out in respect or obedience in front of someone or something. • The members of the cult prostrated themselves before their leader. • They prostrated themselves before the altar. 2. Fig. to submit to someone’s dominance. • If you think I’m going to prostrate myself before you and do as you ask, you are wrong. • I will not prostrate myself before the high council!
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs