on one's knees
Example Sentences
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Well," Rusk replied, "these are questions that one approaches on one's knees.
From Time Magazine Archive
V. cringe, bow, stoop, kneel, bend the knee; fall on one's knees, prostrate oneself; worship &c.
From Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases by Roget, Peter Mark
These twenty-eight marble steps that belonged to Pilate’s house in Jerusalem are said to have been once trodden by Jesus and may be ascended only on one’s knees.
From Italy, the Magic Land by Whiting, Lilian
But there! one does not go down on one's knees, combustively, as it were, before a woman over fifty, plain in feature, thin, dejected, and ill-dressed.
From Stories by American Authors (Volume 4) by Woolson, Constance Fenimore
Writing on a table was a decided improvement to writing on a book, or a pad, on one's knees, or on the ground.
From Through Shot and Flame The Adventures and Experiences of J. D. Kestell Chaplain to President Steyn and General Christian De Wet by Kestell, J. D. (John Daniel)
