on one's knees
English
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editon one's knees (not comparable)
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see on, one, knee.
- (idiomatic) On the verge of collapse; at the mercy of someone.
- 2023 March 8, David Clough, “The long road that led to Beeching”, in RAIL, number 978, page 38:
- The accepted view is that at the end of hostilities in 1945, the railways were on their knees.
Translations
editAt the mercy of someone
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Further reading
edit- “on your knees” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman.
- “on your knees” (US) / “on your knees” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.