sit at the feet of

sit at the feet of (someone)

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

sit at the feet of someone

Fig. to pay homage to someone; to pay worshipful attention to someone. The graduate student sat at the feet of the famous professor for years. I do not intend to sit at the feet of an incompetent for years and years.

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释义	sit at the feet of sit at the feet of (someone) To be in a position of devotion or worship to someone; to pay homage to or be reverential to someone. I've been sitting at the feet of my renowned professor ever since I heard his astounding lecture on quantum mechanics. My brother chose to sit at the feet of the saints for the rest of his life, but I do not intend to pursue such a life of the cloth. See also: feet, of, sit Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. sit at the feet of someone Fig. to pay homage to someone; to pay worshipful attention to someone. The graduate student sat at the feet of the famous professor for years. I do not intend to sit at the feet of an incompetent for years and years. See also: feet, of, sit McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. See also: a stranger to (someone or something) accompany (one) on a/(one's) journey accompany on a journey 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) brief (someone) about (someone or something) References in periodicals archive We must learn to sit at the feet of the Divine Master and return to this posture when we are in the thick of our mission. Martha and Mary And to sit at the feet of a rabbi was what you did if you wanted to be a rabbi yourself. Jesus as feminist How many masters he's sat at the feet of, though when I said that to him he just laughed and said he'd never sit at the feet of anyone. MORNING SERIAL
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