bring to one's knees
(Redirected from bring someone to their 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.