on one's knees

on one's knees

English

Adjective

on one's knees (not comparable)

1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see on,‎ one,‎ knee.
2. (idiomatic) At the mercy of someone.
   • 2011 January 22, “Man Utd 5 - 0 Birmingham”, in BBC‎:

     Hungry Berbatov then converted a Giggs cross for his third before Nani slotted a fifth with Birmingham on their knees.

Translations

At the mercy of someone

Finnish: polvillaan French: à genoux (fr)

Further reading

• “on your knees” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman.
• “on your knees” (US) / “on your knees” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.