pay court to
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Instead, remarkable numbers of them, including Germany's Olaf Scholz, Spain's Pedro Sánchez, and Brazil's Lula da Silva, have been turning up in Beijing to pay court to President Xi.
From Salon
Those seeking help in Washington had better pay court to Mr. Trump in order to gain his special favor.
From Washington Post
Only a couple of weeks after my firing, Sulzberger flew to Washington to pay court to Trump.
From Salon
“She dares to think that she could do much better than the clumsy local young men who pay court to her. When glamorous Dr Lydgate arrives, Rosamond sees at once that he offers her the best chance of marrying someone more cosmopolitan.”
From The Guardian
But just as New Zealand began to pay court to Joseph he appeared to rebuff their advances.
From Seattle Times
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