bring someone to their knees

Etymology
From the act of kneeling in submission before a person in power.

Verb

 * 1)  To defeat and make submit to orders.

Translations

 * Finnish:, saada polvilleen, panna polvilleen, laittaa polvilleen
 * French:
 * Italian: mettere in ginocchio
 * Polish: rzucać na kolana, rzucić na kolana