at your mother’s knee
when you were very young
I learnt these songs at my mother's knee.
at your mother’s knee
when you were very young
I learnt these songs at my mother's knee.
the bee’s knees
(informal) an excellent person or thing
She thinks she's the bee's knees (= she has a very high opinion of herself).(= she has a very high opinion of herself)
bring somebody to their knees
to defeat somebody, especially in a war
bring something to its knees
to badly affect an organization, etc. so that it can no longer function
The strikes brought the industry to its knees.
The fuel shortage brought the country to its knees within weeks.
on bended knee(s)
if you ask for something on bended knee(s), you ask for it in a very anxious and/or humble way (= showing you think you are less important than the person you are asking)
I’d go down on bended knee if I thought she’d change her mind.
put somebody over your knee
to punish somebody by making them lie on top of your knee and hitting their bottom
take a/the knee
to kneel on one knee in public in order to protest about the unfair treatment of black people
Officers at the rally were seen taking a knee in solidarity with the demonstrators.
weak at the knees
(informal) hardly able to stand because of emotion, fear, illness, etc.
His sudden smile made her go weak at the knees.