kiss the ring
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Bemoaning the races' vitriol at the time, one prominent conservative commentator compared the West Texas billionaires to an "oligarchy," hellbent on destroying anyone who "didn't get on their knees and kiss the ring."
From Salon ● Jul. 25, 2023
Universal, Paramount and Sony — along with smaller distributors have gathered in Las Vegas to kiss the ring of the world’s movie theater operators, from the biggest multinational chains to the smallest mom-and-pops.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 25, 2022
On Monday, when Pope Francis visited a Catholic shrine in Loreto, he repeatedly withdrew his right hand as a long line of people bowed and tried to kiss the ring on it.
From Reuters ● Mar. 26, 2019
When Bush recalled how “everybody had to sort of kiss the ring, a little bit, of the Donald,” Colbert waggled his eyebrows.
From Slate ● Dec. 6, 2017
“I’d kiss the ring and keep my mouth shut.”
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
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