bend the knee | Idiomator

Meaning: (idiomatic)Toswearfealtyorallegianceto another person.1905, Max Pemberton,The Hundred Days‎[1], page137:The timid among them declared that he would burn the houses and hang all that hadbent the kneeto King Louis.2001, Cynthia Voigt,Elske‎[2], page129:The Earls have power over their lands and people, but mustbend the kneeto the King and serve as his vassals, just as their own vassalsbend the kneeto them, and serve them.2012,David Benioff,D. B. Weiss, “The North Remembers”, inGame of Thrones, season 2, episode 1, spoken byStannis Baratheon(Stephen Dillane):Joffrey, Renly, Robb Stark: they're all thieves. They'llbend the kneeor I'll destroy them.For more quotations using this term, seeCitations:bend the knee.; (idiomatic)Tosubmitto or show reverence toward adivinepower.1928January, Ernest C. Wilson, “A King and a Kingdom That Limped”, inYouth‎[3], volume 2, number 1, page13:Jezebel, though shebent the kneeto Baal, was pleasing in Ahab’s sight; and he saw that her father’s army, though deplorably pagan, wielded heavy swords.2001, Beth Moore,Living Free: Learning to Pray God's Word‎[4], page86:We will realize that in our weakness He is strong and that as webend the kneeto His lordship, God is more than able to deliver us.2006, James W. White,Christianity 101: Tracing Basic Beliefs‎[5], page55:For one thing, Christians refused tobend the kneeto anyone but God, certainly not to Caesar.For more quotations using this term, seeCitations:bend the knee.; (idiomatic,by extension)To showunduedeference,obedience, orsupportfor someone or something.1861April, Frederick Douglass, “The Inaugural Address”, inDouglass' Monthly‎[6], volume III, number XI, page434:Some thought we had in Mr. [Abraham] Lincoln the nerve and decision of an Oliver Cromwell; but the result shows that we merely have a continuation of the Pierces and Buchanans, and that the Republican Presidentbends the kneeto slavery as readily as any of his infamous predecessors.2013, Gary Shapiro,Ninja Innovation: The Ten Killer Strategies of the World's Most Successful Businesses‎[7], page117:But there's something more sinister in the need for companies tobend the kneeto Washington politicians.2016, Stuart Jeffries,Grand Hotel Abyss: The Lives of the Frankfurt School‎[8], page166:Kafka hadbent the kneeto his father’s desires and taken a job in an insurance office.For more quotations using this term, seeCitations:bend the knee.

Examples:

EN: yes lady Johanna, you've been very wise, you learned to forget quickly you wanted to kill the queen, today you serve her that's not my kind of business and you'll never bend the knee?
ES: Sí, Ud. fue inteligente. Ha aprendido Ud. a olvidar pronto. ¡Quería Ud. matar a la Reina, hoy está a su servicio!
EN: Well, put One foot back And bend the knee, You know?
ES: Bueno, eche el pie atrás y doble la rodilla, ¿comprende?
EN: I do not have to bend the knee to that...
ES: No pienso doblegarme ante esa... Sr. Hutchins, mi inglés no es bueno.
EN: Couldn't bend the knee no lower.
ES: No podía doblegarme más.
EN: ♪ To get the nod to bend the knee? ♪
ES: Que tenga las agallas para hincarse de rodillas.
ES: Que tenga las agallas para hincarse de rodillas.
EN: Yield, Adonijah. Yield and bend the knee in the name of God.
ES: Arrodíllate, Adonías, en el nombre de Dios.
EN: - It was a year till I could bend the knee.
ES: - Tardé un año en doblar la rodilla.
EN: - Got to bend the knee.
ES: Debes doblar la rodilla.
EN: And you would still sooner bend the knee than stretch the mind.
ES: Y aún prefieres doblar la rodilla que forzar la mente.
EN: Now bend the knee.
ES: Ahora dobla la rodilla.
EN: 'Rise, one need not bend the knee before the throne of justice.'
ES: "Levántate, no hay que arrodillarse ante la Justicia".
EN: If there's a war with the Dutch, the King will need Condé, so your part in this, is to show the King we bow the head and bend the knee.
ES: Si hay guerra con Holanda, el Rey necesita a Condé. Su tarea es mostrar al Rey su magnificencia, ...inclinando la cabeza y doblando las rodillas.
EN: Do not forget to bend the knee to turn the ball and keep the elbow in
ES: Tienes que ver lo que Malcolm le hizo a Dewey está toltamente descontrolado. Hola Mamá
EN: I bend the knee before you
ES: Me arrodillo ante vos
EN: I'll bend the knee to any statue you like. But you have got to help me.
ES: Me arrodillaré ante cualquier estatua que usted quiera, pero tiene que ayudarme.

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