на поклон

• НА ПОКЛОН <С ПОКЛОНОМ obs> к кому идти, ходить, ехать и т.п.

[PrepP; these forms only; adv]

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1. obs (to come to s.o.) expressing one's devotion, deference:

- X пошёл на поклон к Y-y ≈ X went to pay his respects (homage) to Y.

     ♦ Он изорал филологический факультет. Мать ходила на поклон к профессорам, дабы их задобрить... (Набоков 1). He chose the philological faculty. His mother went to pay her respects to the professors in order to cajole them... (1a).

2. coll (to address s.o.) with a humble request, asking for help, patronage etc:

- X пойдет на поклон к Y-y ≈ X will go begging to Y;

- X will come to Y cap (hat) in hand;

- X will go to Y to seek favor.

     ♦ В Москву он [Маленков] ни разу не ездил "на поклон" и "прошения" не просил (Аллилуева 2). Не [Malenkov] never once came to Moscow to seek favor, nor did he ever beg forgiveness (2a).