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
Keanu-Hawaiian
Azat-Tatar, Kazakh, Turkmen, Turkish, Armenian
Dzvonko-Macedonian
Zola (2)-Southern African, Zulu
WhitneyWIT-neeEnglish
AgustÍə-ghoos-TEECatalan