grab one's ankles

Definitions

to submit

Examples

“Dr. Collier makes it absolutely clear that any reluctance on my part to participate⟳ in any part of this plan⟳ will result⟳ in the immediate termination of my employment at University—a black mark⟳ beyond black marks. My surgical career would be over. What else can I do but bend⟳ over, grab⟳ my ankles, and take⟳ it?”

““Over the years, there've been four campaigns, letter writing and lobbying the secretary of the Navy and so on, to get⟳ a ship named after his grandfather, and two to have⟳ the charges against his father reversed. The general himself isn't connected to any of them, because that would be unseemly—you're supposed to grab⟳ your ankles and take⟳ it like⟳ a man—but if you dig⟳ a little deeper, you find⟳ they were all started by guys Koenig went to prep school with.”

““No, I don't watch⟳ football.” “Is your TV broke, or are you some kind of Communist ? I mean⟳, I know⟳ they bent over, grabbed their ankles, and took it from FedEx when they moved to Maryland, but come⟳ on — it's the Redskins.”

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