Act deferentially
Else clues• Act like a toady
• Act obsequiously
• Act the toady
• Apple-polish
• Be a bootlicker
• Be obsequious
• Be obsequious (to)
• Be servile (to)
• Bootlick
• Bow (to)
• Bow and scrape
• Bow in a servile manner
• Bow like a servant
• Brownnose
• Constantly defer (to)
• Defer (to)
• Display deference
• Grovel
• Obsequious act
• Obsequious gesture
• Servilely defer (to)
• Show complaisance
• Show deep respect (to)
• Show servility
• Truckle
• W. W. took a bow.
• A former Chinese custom of touching the ground with the forehead as a sign of respect or submission