forelock
noun /ˈfɔːlɒk/
/ˈfɔːrlɑːk/
Idioms - a piece of hair that grows at the front of the head and hangs down over the forehead
- a part of a horse’s mane that grows forwards between its earsTopics Animalsc2
Idioms
touch/tug your forelock (to somebody)
- (British English, disapproving) to show too much respect for somebody of a higher class, especially because you are anxious about what they think of you