cut someone off at the knees

English

Alternative forms

  • cut someone off at their knees

Verb

cut someone off at the knees (third-person singular simple present cuts someone off at the knees, present participle cutting someone off at the knees, simple past and past participle cut someone off at the knees)

  1. To abruptly thwart someone, shut them down, or put them in their place.
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