1. bow and scrape - Noun
2. bow and scrape - Verb
To make a deep bow with the right leg drawn back (thus scraping the floor), left hand pressed across the abdomen, right arm held aside.
(idiomatic, by extension) To behave in a servile, obsequious, or excessively polite manner.
bow and scrape (plural bows and scrapes)
A deep formal bow with right leg drawn back touching the ground.
[W]hen you find yourself face to face with one [Bondsmage], you bow and scrape and mind your 'sirs' and 'madams.'" ... 'Nice bird, asshole,' said Locke. Scott Lynch