bring to one's knees
English edit
Etymology edit
From the act of kneeling in submission before a person in power.
Verb edit
bring to one's knees (third-person singular simple present brings to one's knees, present participle bringing to one's knees, simple past and past participle brought to one's knees)
Translations edit
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References edit
- “bring sb sth to their knees”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.
- “bring somebody something to their knees” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman.