Sanctions were imposed in an attempt to bring the country to its knees.
The strikes brought the economy to its knees.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
bring something 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 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 his/her knees — bring (someone) to his/her knees : to completely defeat or overwhelm (someone) The general vowed he would bring the enemy to their knees. often used figuratively The increase in oil prices could bring the economy to its knees. [=it could greatly… … 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 their knees — bring someone/something to their knees phrase to almost defeat someone, or to make them extremely weak The strike brought the government to its knees. Thesaurus: to defeat someone in a game, competition or argumentsynonym Main entry: knee … 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 to their knees — ► bring someone to their knees reduce someone to a state of weakness or submission. Main Entry: ↑knee … English terms dictionary
bring you to 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 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 your 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
