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.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Yardena	-	Hebrew
'Avshalom	-	Biblical Hebrew
Aesculapius	[.i:skju'leipjəs]
Dana (3)	-	Bulgarian, Macedonian
Lavinia	[lə'viniə]
Consuelo	kon-SWE-lo	Spanish