tug one's forelock (English, verb)
expansion: tug one's forelock (third-person singular simple present tugs one's forelock, present participle tugging one's forelock, simple past and past participle tugged one's forelock)
Senses:
qualifier: often satirical or contemptuous
glosses: To show deference or obsequious respect.
tags: idiomatic
intransitive
Forms:
form: tugs one's forelock
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: tugging one's forelock
tags: participle
present
form: tugged one's forelock
tags: participle
past
form: tugged one's forelock
tags: past
form: pull one's forelock
tags: alternative
form: touch one's forelock
tags: alternative