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单词 bring to one's knees
释义

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

  1. (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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