sit at (someone's) feet



sit at (someone's) feet

To be in a position of devotion or worship to someone; to pay homage or reverential attention to someone. I've been sitting at the feet of the renowned professor ever since I heard his astounding lecture on quantum mechanics. My brother chose to sit at the saints' feet for the rest of his life, but I do not intend to pursue such a life of the cloth.
See also: feet, sit

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
HailieHAY-leeEnglish (Modern)
Mari (1)MAH-ree (Finnish), mah-REE (Swedish)Welsh, Breton, Estonian, Finnish, Hungarian, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
DieuweDOO-əFrisian
Drake[dreik]
Iga-Polish
Rusudani-Georgian