bring to one's knees
English
Etymology
From the act of
kneeling
in submission before a person in power.
Verb
bring
(
someone
)
to
their
knees
(
idiomatic
)
To
defeat
someone, or some organisation, or some country, or any other group of peoples, such that they
submit
to one's orders.
References
Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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