bring someone or something to their 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 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 (someone or something) to (someone's or something's) knees
- bring somebody to their knees
- bring someone to their knees
- bring something to its knees
- bring to knees
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- the worm (has) turned
- the worm has turned
- worm turned
- render up