"faire des salamalecs" meaning in French

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Verb

IPA: /fɛʁ de sa.la.ma.lɛk/
Head templates: {{fr-verb|faire des salamalecs}} faire des salamalecs
  1. (idiomatic) to grovel, kowtow; to drown (someone) in courtesies Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-faire_des_salamalecs-fr-verb-aV0oi0Mr Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header

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