tremble and obey (English, verb)
expansion: tremble and obey (third-person singular simple present trembles and obeys, present participle trembling and obeying, simple past and past participle trembled and obeyed)
Senses:
glosses: To unthinkingly obey or pander to authorities, especially the Chinese government.
tags: China
idiomatic
glosses: Phrase promulgating a decree of the Chinese imperial government or the early British colonial administration in Hong Kong.
tags: China
historical
Forms:
form: trembles and obeys
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: trembling and obeying
tags: participle
present
form: trembled and obeyed
tags: participle
past
form: trembled and obeyed
tags: past