on its knees

on its knees
on (your/its) knees not operating well.

Many retail stores are already on their knees and some might have to close.


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  • on its knees —    When something such as a country or organization is on its knees, orbrought to its knees, it is in a very weak situation.     The civil war brought the country to its knees …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • bring you to its knees — bring (you/something) to (your/its) knees to defeat or stop someone or something. Severe oil shortages could bring our economy to its knees. They played a great game and brought our local basketball champs to their knees …   New idioms dictionary

  • bring something to its knees — bring (you/something) to (your/its) knees to defeat or stop someone or something. Severe oil shortages could bring our economy to its knees. They played a great game and brought our local basketball champs to their knees …   New idioms dictionary

  • bring to its knees — bring (you/something) to (your/its) knees to defeat or stop someone or something. Severe oil shortages could bring our economy to its knees. They played a great game and brought our local basketball champs to their knees …   New idioms dictionary

  • bring something to its knees — bring sth to its ˈknees idiom to badly affect an organization, etc. so that it can no longer function • The strikes brought the industry to its knees. Main entry: ↑kneeidiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • bring someone (or something) to their (or its) knees — reduce someone or something to a state of weakness or submission. → knee …   English new terms dictionary

  • bring someone/something to their/its knees — reduce someone or something to a state of weakness or submission …   Useful english dictionary

  • bring someone to their knees — bring (someone/something) to (their) knees to destroy or defeat someone or something. Sanctions were imposed in an attempt to bring the country to its knees. The strikes brought the economy to its knees …   New idioms dictionary

  • bring someone to knees — bring (someone/something) to (their) knees to destroy or defeat someone or something. Sanctions were imposed in an attempt to bring the country to its knees. The strikes brought the economy to its knees …   New idioms dictionary

  • bring something to their knees — bring (someone/something) to (their) knees to destroy or defeat someone or something. Sanctions were imposed in an attempt to bring the country to its knees. The strikes brought the economy to its knees …   New idioms dictionary

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