bend the/a knee

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bend the/a knee

To admit or demonstrate one's submission or subservience to someone in a position of power. Bend the knee, peasant! Admit that I am your rightful king! The government made it clear that it would not bend a knee to extremist groups.

See also: bend, knee

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admit to (someone)
nod the nut
come clean with someone about something
come clean with (someone) about (something)
get in(to) (one's) good graces
turn state's evidence
come clean about (something)
come clean about something
come clean with someone
come clean, to

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