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to go down on bended knee

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  • on bended knee — phrasal : kneeling or as if kneeling in supplication * * * I on bended knee (or knees) kneeling, esp. when pleading or showing great respect II on bended knee(s) kneeling, esp. in entreaty or worship did he propose on bended knee? * * * on bended …   Useful english dictionary

  • on bended knee — on bended knee/knees humorous if you ask for something on bended knee, you ask very politely or with a lot of emotion for something that you want very much. I had to go down on bended knee and beg my Dad to let me have the party. He begged me on… …   New idioms dictionary

  • on bended knee(s) — on bended ˈknee(s) idiom if you ask for sth on bended knee(s), you ask for it in a very anxious and/or ↑humble way • I d go down on bended knee if I thought she d change her mind. Main entry: ↑bendidiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • knee — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ left, right ▪ bony, knobbly, knobby (esp. AmE) ▪ bare ▪ bent …   Collocations dictionary

  • 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

  • knee — 1 /ni:/ noun (C) 1 the joint that bends in the middle of your leg: Lift using your knees, not your back. 2 the part of your clothes that covers your knee: holes in both knees 3 on sb s knee on the top part of your legs when you are sitting down:… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • knee — knee1 W2S2 [ni:] n [: Old English; Origin: cneow] 1.) the joint that bends in the middle of your leg ▪ Lucy had a bandage round her knee. on your knees ▪ She was on her knees (=kneeling) weeding the garden. sink/fall/drop to your knees (=move so… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • knee — I UK [niː] / US [nɪ] noun [countable] Word forms knee : singular knee plural knees *** 1) a) the part in the middle of your leg, where it bends Shirley sat in the corner, hugging her knees. We were up to our knees in mud. a serious knee injury… …   English dictionary

  • on bended knees — on bended knee/knees humorous if you ask for something on bended knee, you ask very politely or with a lot of emotion for something that you want very much. I had to go down on bended knee and beg my Dad to let me have the party. He begged me on… …   New idioms dictionary

  • bend — bend1 W3S3 [bend] v past tense and past participle bent [bent] [: Old English; Origin: bendan] 1.) [I and T] to move part of your body so that it is not straight or so that you are not upright ▪ Lee bent and kissed her. ▪ She bent her head. ▪… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • The Listerdale Mystery — infobox Book | name = The Listerdale Mystery title orig = translator = image caption = Dust jacket illustration of the first UK edition author = Agatha Christie cover artist = Not known country = United Kingdom language = English series = genre …   Wikipedia

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