touch/tug your ˈforelock (to sb)(BrE) (disapproving)to show too much respect for sb, especially because you are anxious about what they think of you（对某人）必恭必敬In the past people of the lower classes either took off their hats or pulled on their forelocks to show respect.源自旧时下层人或者脱掉帽子，或者紧拽额发，以示恭敬。 |