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bring to knees

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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.

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bring somebody/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.

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bring to (one's) knees

To reduce to a position of subservience or submission.

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