bring someone to their knees
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Etymology
From the act of kneeling in submission before a person in power.
Verb
bring someone to their 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)
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References
- “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.
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