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flattery with its knees already bent.
means excessive, obsequious praise or affection aimed at winning favor from someone with power over you.
from from old english fagnian, to rejoice or be glad, via the image of a dog wagging and groveling at its owner's feet — the joy curdled into strategy.
animal rootlinked to dogs fawning, literally cringing with delight
trauma responsenamed as a fourth stress response alongside fight, flight, freeze
unrelated fawnbaby deer sense comes from a totally different old french word