mettere in ginocchio

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Italian

Etymology

Literally, to put in knee. Compare French mettre à genoux.

Verb

méttere in ginocchio (first-person singular present métto in ginocchio, first-person singular past historic mìsi in ginocchio, past participle mésso in ginocchio, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) to bring to one's knees
    Synonyms: vincere, sconfiggere; see also Thesaurus:sottomettere
    • 2020 October 27, Giovanna Pancheri, “La Florida preoccupa Trump: "Delusi dalla gestione del virus" [Florida worries Trump: "Deluded by the management of the virus"]”, in la Repubblica:
      A contribuire a questa gara così serrata, c'è anche la pandemia che ha messo in ginocchio la Florida a luglio e ora sta riprendendo vigore anche a causa della scarsa attenzione mostrata dalle autorità locali.
      Contributing to this very tight race there is also the pandemic which brought Florida to its knees in July and is now recovering due to the lack of attention shown by the local authorities.