sit at someone's feet

sit at (someone's) feet

To be in a position of devotion or worship to someone; to pay homage or reverential attention to someone. I've been sitting at the professor's feet ever since I heard his astounding lecture on quantum mechanics. My brother chose to sit at the saints' feet for the rest of his life, but I do not intend to pursue such a life of the cloth.

sit at someone's feet

be someone's pupil or follower.

词组	sit at someone's feet
释义	sit at someone's feet sit at (someone's) feet To be in a position of devotion or worship to someone; to pay homage or reverential attention to someone. I've been sitting at the professor's feet ever since I heard his astounding lecture on quantum mechanics. My brother chose to sit at the saints' feet for the rest of his life, but I do not intend to pursue such a life of the cloth. See also: feet, sit Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. sit at someone's feet be someone's pupil or follower. See also: feet, sit Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary See also: a stranger to (someone or something) accompany (one) on a/(one's) journey accompany on a journey attend to be out of (one's) league be out of somebody's league be in bad with (someone) (one) puts (one's) pants on one leg at a time bargain bargain for (someone or something) with (someone) References in periodicals archive Mary sitting at Christ's feet as he spoke carries extreme significance to sit at someone's feet meant, quite simply, to be his student. Jesus as feminist
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