pay court to
Example Sentences
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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 • Jun. 14, 2023
Emerging from Election Day without much clarity on which party would end up with a numerical advantage, both sides, as so often before, have hastened to pay court to Mr. Felder and Mr. Klein.
From New York Times • Nov. 21, 2016
Photograph: Charlie Neibergall/AP Related: Republicans pay court to Ernst, Iowa kingmaker who won't hog the spotlight In the audience, Terry and Karen Whipple of Ankeny were trying to make up their minds.
From The Guardian • Jun. 6, 2015
His real mistake was flying to Mississippi to pay court to Favre's swollen self-image and then picking him up at the airport.
From Washington Post • Nov. 24, 2010
He decided that the best use of his time would be to return to his keep and pay court to Idunn.
From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
