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”.
tremble
UK /ˈtɹɛmbl̩/ US /ˈtɹɛmbl̩/
verb 2noun 1name 1
Definitions
verb
1
To shake, quiver, or vibrate.
Her lip started to tremble as she burst into tears
The dog was trembling from being in the cold weather all day.
2
To fear; to be afraid.
Thou beleeuest that there is one God, thou doest well: the deuils also beleeue, and tremble.
noun
1
A shake, quiver, or vibration.
name
1
A surname.
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