bring someone to his knees

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• 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 his — idi or her knees, to force someone into submission or compliance …   From formal English to slang

• bring 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 — W1S1 [brıŋ] v past tense and past participle brought [bro:t US bro:t] [T] [: Old English; Origin: bringan] 1.) a) to take something or someone with you to the place where you are now, or to the place you are talking about →↑take ▪ Did you bring… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• knee — knee1 [ ni ] noun count *** 1. ) the part in the middle of your leg, where it bends: Bend your knees when you pick up heavy objects. We were up to our knees in mud. She wore a black dress reaching to just above the knee. Her knees buckled and she …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• List of Samurai Champloo characters — This is a list of known characters in the anime and manga series Samurai Champloo .CastMain charactersMugenName: Mugen Age: 20 Profession: Vagabond, and former pirate Weapon(s): Double edged tsurugi (often confused with a katana) with two prong… …   Wikipedia

• Janitor (Scrubs) — Infobox character | name = Janitor caption = Promotional image of Neil Flynn as the Janitor first = My First Day last = gender = Male occupation = Janitor age = 47 height = 6 5.5 alias = Dr. Jan Itor, Lurch, Josh, Ephraim, Klaus, Nigel, Rotinaj… …   Wikipedia

• knee — /nee/, n., v., kneed, kneeing. n. 1. Anat. the joint of the leg that allows for movement between the femur and tibia and is protected by the patella; the central area of the leg between the thigh and the lower leg. See diag. under skeleton. 2.… …   Universalium

• Dynasty minor characters — There are several minor but significant characters featured in the ABC television series Dynasty.   Contract Anders, Joseph Blaisdel, Lindsay Blaisdel, Matthew Carrington, Ben Carrington, Leslie Colby, Cecil Colby, Sable Culhane, Michael… …   Wikipedia

• ruin — 1. noun 1) the buildings were saved from ruin Syn: disintegration, decay, disrepair, dilapidation, ruination; destruction, demolition, wreckage Ant: preservation, reconstruction 2) (ruins) …   Thesaurus of popular words

• subdue — verb 1) he subdued all his enemies Syn: conquer, defeat, vanquish, overcome, overwhelm, crush, quash, beat, trounce, subjugate, suppress, bring someone to their knees; informal lick, thrash, hammer 2) she could not subdue her …   Thesaurus of popular words