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bring someone/something to their knees idiom to destroy or defeat someone or something: 摧毁;打败 The strikes had brought the economy to its knees.罢工使经济严重受挫。 SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Treating people or animals badly a raw dealidiom abuser anti-harassment at the hands of someoneidiom batten batten on someone ill-treat ill-treatment ill-used impose inflict prey on something put someone through something put upon reduce uncared for use victimization victimize victimology
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