bring someone to their knees
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bring someone to their knees
Where it comes from
From the act of kneeling in submission before a person in power.
verb brings to one's knees · bringing to one's knees · brought to one's knees
- To defeat and make submit to orders.
Translations
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verb defeat and make submit to orders
| Español | arrodillar a alguien sg or |
|---|---|
| Français | mettre à genoux |
| Deutsch | jemanden in die Knie zwingen |
| Italiano | mettere in ginocchio |
| العربية | رَكَّعَ rakkaʕa, رَضَّخَ raḍḍaḵa |
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