sit at the feet of



sit at the feet of someone

Fig. to pay homage to someone; to pay worshipful attention to someone. The graduate student sat at the feet of the famous professor for years. I do not intend to sit at the feet of an incompetent for years and years.
See also: feet, of, sit

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Aishah-Arabic, Malay
Qusay-Arabic
Reinout-Dutch
Miroslavamee-rah-SLAH-vah (Russian)Czech, Slovak, Russian, Croatian, Serbian, Macedonian, Slovene, Medieval Slavic
Aeneasi-NEE-əs (English)Roman Mythology
Mattin-Basque