bring somebody to one’s knees

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A woman wants a man to be strong, and then some perversity in her enjoys seeing him brought to his knees - was that it? Certainly she seemed inclined to despise him for giving way to her.

She began by destroying the contents of the studio, slashing all his canvases, painted or not, then tracking the felon himself, and mounting an assault that literally brought him to his knees, in fear for his balls.

That anger carried onto the pitch. In the first exchange, Robinson brought James to his knees with a low cross and then brought Jones down with a late tackle.

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