bring (someone or something) to (someone's or something's) knees

1. To render a person or group submissive by weakening or defeating them. The general believes that such an attack will bring the opposing troops to their knees.

2. To disrupt or halt a process or thing. Unfortunately, a broken printer has brought the mailing project to its knees. Many fear that all of these new regulations will bring the stock market to its knees.

bring to one's knees

Make one submit; reduce to a position of subservience. For example, Solitary confinement usually brings prisoners to their knees. This particular phrase dates only from the late 1800s, although there were earlier versions alluding to being on one's knees as a gesture of submission.

bring someone to their knees

If something brings a person to their knees, it makes them extremely weak or tired. The pressure of other people's expectations brought me almost to my knees. Note: You can also say that someone is on their knees. Several times this afternoon he had sounded as if he were on his knees.

bring something to its knees

COMMON If something brings a country or organization to its knees, it damages or destroys them. The country was brought to its knees after a wave of strikes. Uncontrolled lending brought the economy to its knees. Note: You can also say that a country or organization is on its knees. The Government was on its knees.

bring someone or something to their knees

reduce someone or something to a state of weakness or submission.

1997 Sunday Times Doom and gloom merchants everywhere are predicting all kinds of plagues befalling the world's computer systems anytime now, bringing business to its knees.

See also: bring, knee, someone, something

Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

bring somebody to their ˈknees

show somebody that they are weak; defeat somebody, especially in a war

bring something to its ˈknees

badly affect an organization, etc. so that it can no longer function: The strikes brought the industry to its knees.

bring to (one's) knees

To reduce to a position of subservience or submission.

词组	bring (someone or something) to (someone's or something's) knees
释义	bring (someone or something) to (someone's or something's) knees bring (someone or something) to (someone's or something's) knees 1. To render a person or group submissive by weakening or defeating them. The general believes that such an attack will bring the opposing troops to their knees. 2. To disrupt or halt a process or thing. Unfortunately, a broken printer has brought the mailing project to its knees. Many fear that all of these new regulations will bring the stock market to its knees. See also: bring, knee Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. bring to one's knees Make one submit; reduce to a position of subservience. For example, Solitary confinement usually brings prisoners to their knees. This particular phrase dates only from the late 1800s, although there were earlier versions alluding to being on one's knees as a gesture of submission. See also: bring, knee The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. bring someone to their knees If something brings a person to their knees, it makes them extremely weak or tired. The pressure of other people's expectations brought me almost to my knees. Note: You can also say that someone is on their knees. Several times this afternoon he had sounded as if he were on his knees. See also: bring, knee, someone bring something to its knees COMMON If something brings a country or organization to its knees, it damages or destroys them. The country was brought to its knees after a wave of strikes. Uncontrolled lending brought the economy to its knees. Note: You can also say that a country or organization is on its knees. The Government was on its knees. See also: bring, knee, something Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. bring someone or something to their knees reduce someone or something to a state of weakness or submission. 1997 Sunday Times Doom and gloom merchants everywhere are predicting all kinds of plagues befalling the world's computer systems anytime now, bringing business to its knees. See also: bring, knee, someone, something Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary bring somebody to their ˈknees show somebody that they are weak; defeat somebody, especially in a war See also: bring, knee, somebody bring something to its ˈknees badly affect an organization, etc. so that it can no longer function: The strikes brought the industry to its knees. See also: bring, knee, something Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary bring to (one's) knees To reduce to a position of subservience or submission. See also: bring, knee American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. See also: bring somebody to their knees bring someone or something to their knees bring someone to their knees bring something to its knees bring to knees bring to one's knees the worm (has) turned the worm has turned worm turned render up
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