падать ниц
падать ниц {v. phr.}
To fall down in adoration; drop/fall/go on knees;
kiss the ground, kiss the dust (as the sign of strict obedience and humbleness);
fall down; fall prone; prostrate oneself.
Придворные пали ниц, а фараон и жрецы стали читать заклинания. (Н. Шульц) — The court circle has fallen on knees, the Pharaoh and the priests have begun conjurations.
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