bow down to (someone or something)

idiom

: to show weakness by agreeing to the demands or following the orders of (someone or something)

I will bow down to no one.

The government is refusing to bow down to pressure to lift the sanctions.

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Legislators and regulators should not bow down to the pressure from bank lobbyists, whose interests are profits. —

Mayra Rodriguez Valladares, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025 No one took a second to bow down to the greatness of a living legend. —

Kathleen Newman-Bremang, refinery29.com, 6 Jan. 2025 Chiles came up with the idea to bow down to Andrade on the podium. —

Kaetlyn Liddy, NBC News, 9 Aug. 2024 After all, Democrats preach DEI ideology and intimidate the government, industry, academia, the military, etc., to bow down to its doctrines and quotas. —

For Carroll County Times, Baltimore Sun, 11 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for bow down to (someone or something)

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