on one's knees
01
追い詰められた状態で, 崩壊寸前で
in a desperate, weakened, or declining condition; on the verge of collapse or ruin
非難的
慣用句
例
The country's economy is on its knees.
洪水の後、地域経済は追い詰められた状態だった。
02
in a state of weakness, exhaustion, or desperation, reduced to begging or pleading
慣用句
例
I came to him on my knees for the money.
