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Jimmy Hung
2022-04-07 11:04
Bring (someone or something) to (someone's or something's) knees verb phrase
To cause a person or group to be submissive by weakening or defeating them
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After three weeks under siege, they were brought to their knees.
He wants to use force to bring the people to his knees.
To disrupt or stop a process or thing
The bridge closure brought bus services to their knees.
The car accident has brought traffic on the road to ít knees.
To stop talking or thinking about something.
To disrupt someone's plan.
To stop playing in a sport
1. To prevent somebody or something from arriving at a certain place
2. To prevent something from happening or prevent someone from doing something by doing something first
If you say you be/come up against a brick wall, you mean that you are unable to go on or change because some obstacles impede you.
The verb "bring" must be conjugated according to its tense.
The origin of this phrase is not clear.
Do you see anything wrong?
1. To punch a hole in one's ticket to show that they have paid for a ride
2. To do something that allows one to go further in a competition or to be promoted at work
1. Please, tell me if I forget to punch your ticket.
2. With a view to punching my ticket to the final, I did whatever it takes to win this round.
