| 词汇 | bring something to its knees |
| 释义 | Idiom bring something to its kneesbring (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. bring (someone or something) to (someone's or something's) knees1. To render a person or group submissive by weakening or defeating them. The general believes that such an attack will bring the opposing troops to their knees. 2. To disrupt or halt a process or thing. Unfortunately, a broken printer has brought the mailing project to its knees. Many fear that all of these new regulations will bring the stock market to its knees. bring something to its kneesCOMMON If something brings a country or organization to its knees, it damages or destroys them. The country was brought to its knees after a wave of strikes. Uncontrolled lending brought the economy to its knees. Note: You can also say that a country or organization is on its knees. The Government was on its knees. bring something to its ˈkneesbadly affect an organization, etc. so that it can no longer function: The strikes brought the industry to its knees. |
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