tug your forelock (to somebody)
- tug your forelock (to somebody)
touch/tug your ˈforelock (to sb) idiom
(BrE, disapproving) to show too much respect for sb, especially because you are anxious about what they think of you
In the past people of the lower classes either took off their hats or pulled on their forelocks to show respect.
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touch your forelock (to somebody) — touch/tug your ˈforelock (to sb) idiom (BrE, disapproving) to show too much respect for sb, especially because you are anxious about what they think of you In the past people of the lower classes either took off their hats or pulled on their… … Useful english dictionary
