bring someone to their knees en · VERB
Etymology
From the act of kneeling in submission before a person in power.
Meanings
- (idiomatic) To defeat and make submit to orders.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| bringing to one's knees | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| brought to one's knees | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| brought to one's knees | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| brings to one's knees | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |
Translations (14)
fi laittaa polvilleen (defeat and make submit to orders) · quc xukulsaxik (defeat and make submit to orders) · it mettere in ginocchio (defeat and make submit to orders) · ar رَكَّعَ (defeat and make submit to orders) · pl rzucić na kolana (defeat and make submit to orders) · fi saada polvilleen (defeat and make submit to orders) · pl rzucać na kolana (defeat and make submit to orders) · de jemanden in die Knie zwingen (defeat and make submit to orders) · fi panna polvilleen (defeat and make submit to orders) · ar رَضَّخَ (defeat and make submit to orders) · fi alistaa (defeat and make submit to orders) · es arrodillar a alguien sg or (defeat and make submit to orders) · fr mettre à genoux (defeat and make submit to orders) · quc xukulisaxik (defeat and make submit to orders)