come/go crawling to

idiom

informal

: to go to (someone) for help or approval in a way that shows one is weak or sorry for what one has done

Don't come crawling to me for help later if you aren't going to listen to me now.

He's gone crawling back to his old girlfriend.

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When problems arise, military contractors come crawling to the government (taxpayers) with their palms out, asking for more taxpayer money. —

Dan Savickas, Boston Herald, 14 June 2024

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