tug/touch one's forelock
idiom
British, disapproving
: to be too concerned with pleasing someone who one thinks is powerful or important
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“Tug/touch one's forelock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tug%2Ftouch%20one%27s%20forelock. Accessed 18 May. 2025.
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