tremble and obey
To unthinkingly obey or pander to authorities, especially the Chinese government.
The ordinary voter ... feels himself their humble subject, whose duty is, as the Chinese used to say, to “tremble and obey”.
obey
UK /əʊˈbeɪ/ US /oʊˈbeɪ/
verb 3
Collocations
12(verb.)
ADV
immediately, instantly
The dog immediately obeyed his owner's command to sit down.
automatically, blindly, meekly, unquestioningly | eagerly | reluctantly
VERB + OBEY
have to, must
refuse to
My teenager refused to obey my instructions and stayed out past midnight.
fail to | be willing to | promise to
PHRASES
be only obeying orders
The employee insisted he was only obeying orders when he made the controversial decision.
a duty/an obligation to obey
Children have an obligation to obey their parents and teachers at school.
sth has to be/must be obeyed
The safety instructions on an airplane have to be obeyed by all passengers.
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