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Examples:can bow and submit, or can stand tall (idiom, from Book of Changes); ready give and take—bow respectfully with clasped hands—decorative bow of ribbon or fabric—lit. the birds are over, the bow is put away (idiom); fig. get rid of sb once he has served his purpose—bow with hands held in front—kneel and bow the head (in submission, supplication, worship etc)—lit. see a bow reflected in a cup as a snake (idiom); fig. unnecessary suspicions—family of Chinese two-stringed fiddles, with snakeskin covered wooden soundbox and bamboo bow with horsehair bowstring—bow around with hands joined (to people on all sides)—pull the bow without shooting (idiom from Mencius); ready and waiting for action—nod one's head and bow (idiom); bowing and scraping—prodigious abundance of fruit (idiom); fruit hangs heavy on the bow—lit. a bird startled by the mere twang of a bow [idiom.]— |