cut someone off at the knees
cut someone off at the knees · cuts someone off at the knees · cut someone off at the knees · cutting someone off at the knees
To abruptly thwart someone, shut them down, or put them in their placeTo abruptly thwart someone, shut them down, or put them in their place.
Meaning
1 sensesTo abruptly thwart someone, shut them down, or put them in their place.
Forms
cuts someone off at the knees, cutting someone off at the knees, cut someone off at the knees, cut someone off at the knees| Base form | cut someone off at the knees · to cut someone off at the knees |
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| 3rd person singular | cuts someone off at the knees |
| Present participle | cutting someone off at the knees |
| Past simple | cut someone off at the knees |
| Past participle | cut someone off at the knees |
irregular · Lesson
Present simpleLesson
| I, you, we, they | cut someone off at the knees |
| he, she, it | cuts someone off at the knees |
Past simpleLesson
| all persons | cut someone off at the knees |
Present perfectLesson
| I, you, we, they | have cut someone off at the knees |
| he, she, it | has cut someone off at the knees |
Future simple (will)Lesson
| all persons | will cut someone off at the knees |
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.