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. 2014.
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 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 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
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 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
