buckeln - meaning: to bow and scrape

Definition

verb

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Rank #8837

Nach buckeln und kann er .
He's good at grovelling upward and kicking downward.
Vor dem buckelt er, uns spielt er den Boss.
He grovels before the boss and plays the boss with us.
Ich habe es , den Mächtigen zu buckeln.
I'm sick of constantly bowing and scraping before the powerful.
Wer nur buckelt, gewinnt keinen .
Whoever only grovels earns no respect.
Sie buckelte sich .
She grovelled her way right to the top.
Statt zu buckeln, sagte er seine .
Instead of grovelling, he finally spoke his mind.
Die Höflinge buckelten dem .
The courtiers bowed and scraped before the king.
Er buckelt und tritt .
He grovels upward and kicks downward.
Man muss nicht buckeln, um befördert zu .
You don't have to grovel to get promoted.
Vor und buckeln bereitwillig.
Many willingly grovel before money and power.