Se ad pedes abicere

Latin Construction

se ad pedes abicere. v.

1. ‘To throw oneself at [someone's] feet.’

Loci

• αʹ Cicero, Ad Atticum 4.2:

Serranus pertimuit et Cornicinus ad suam veterem fabulam rediit; abiecta toga se ad generi pedes abiecit.

Serranus was terrified and Cornicinus reprised his old role: he threw off his toga and threw himself at his son-in-law's feet.

• βʹ Cicero, Ad Atticum 8.9:

Non sum veritus ne viderer adsentari quoi tali in re libenter me ad pedes abiecissem.

I wasn't afraid of seeming to flatter; I'd have gladly thrown myself at his feet for such a thing.