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bring something to its knees

bring some·thing to its knee
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bring suhm-thing too its nee]
    • /brɪŋ ˈsʌmˌθɪŋ tu ɪts ni/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bring suhm-thing too its nee]
    • /brɪŋ ˈsʌmˌθɪŋ tu ɪts ni/

Definition of bring something to its knees words

  • noun bring something to its knees to cause something to be in a weakened or impoverished state 3

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Parts of speech for Bring something to its knees

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

bring something to its knees popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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