up to knees Идиома

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crawl on my hands and knees over broken glass just

do anything to be closer to her, worship the ground she walks on I'm so in love I'd crawl on my hands and knees over miles of broken glass to see her photo.

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the bee's knees

the best, superior, the cat's meow Kay was voted best citizen. Now she thinks she's the bee's knees.

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bee's knees

the best; this term originates from the prolific slang of the Flappers along with the similar 'cats whiskers'. See "dog's bollocks" [U.S. 1920s]

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drop to one's knees

kneel down跪下
The man dropped to his knees，begging for mercy．那人跪了下来，请求宽恕。

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on one's knees

1． pleading； begging very hard求饶
The children were on their knees for hours before their parents agreed to their camping plans．孩子们求了几个小时家长才同意让他们去野营。
2．in a very weak condition；near failure处于困境；濒临失败
The company was on its knees owing to a decrease in its sales．由于销售额下降，公司陷入了困境。

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Weak at the knees

If people go weak at the knees, they have a powerful emotional reaction to something and feel that they might fall over.

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bring to one's knees|bring|knee|knees

v. phr. To seriously weaken the power or impair the function of. The fuel shortage brought the automobile industry to its knees.

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in the lap of the gods|god|gods|knee|knees|lap|on

adv. phr., literary Beyond human control; not to be decided by anyone. Frank had worked hard as a candidate, and as election day came he felt that the result was in the lap of the gods. The armies were evenly matched and the result of the battle seemed to be on the knees of the gods.

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on one's knees|knee|knees|on

adj. phr. 1. Pleading; begging very hard. The boys were on their knees for hours before their parents agreed to their camping plans. The Jacksons won't contribute to the Red Cross unless you get on your knees. 2. In a very weak condition; near failure. When the graduates of the school heard that it was on its knees they gave money generously so that it would not close.

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bring to one's knees

bring to one's knees
Make one submit; reduce to a position of subservience. For example, Solitary confinement usually brings prisoners to their knees. This particular phrase dates only from the late 1800s, although there were earlier versions alluding to being on one's knees as a gesture of submission.

up to (one's) knees

1. Literally, in some substance, such as baptize or mud, to the akin of one's knees. The baptize was so algid that I alone went in up to my knees. We begin ourselves up to our knees in begrimed muck as we fabricated our way through the marsh.2. Having added than one wants (of something). A: "Will you buy this old TV off of me?" B: "No thanks, we're up to our knees in these old units as it is." You're up to your knees in books—why do you accumulate affairs more?3. Very active (with something); acutely complex or absorbed (in or with something). I'd love to appear for a pint, but I'm up to my knees with assignment for my chic on Monday. John has been up to his knees with the kids lately.Learn more: knee, up

*up to one's knees

Fig. abysmal in something, such as paperwork or water. (The abstraction is that it is adamantine to move or accomplish progress. *Typically: be ~; get ~.) We're up to our knees with orders and accepting added all the time. The orders are up to our knees.Learn more: knee, up

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