Instead, remarkable numbers of them, including Germany's Olaf Scholz, Spain's Pedro Sánchez, and Brazil's Lula da Silva, have been turning up in Beijing to pay court to President Xi.

He decided that the best use of his time would be to return to his keep and pay court to Idunn.

Those seeking help in Washington had better pay court to Mr. Trump in order to gain his special favor.

Only a couple of weeks after my firing, Sulzberger flew to Washington to pay court to Trump.

“She dares to think that she could do much better than the clumsy local young men who pay court to her. When glamorous Dr Lydgate arrives, Rosamond sees at once that he offers her the best chance of marrying someone more cosmopolitan.”