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sit at (someone's) feet

sit at (someone's) feet

To be in a position of devotion or worship to someone; to pay homage or reverential attention to someone. I've been sitting at the professor's feet ever since I heard his astounding lecture on quantum mechanics. My brother chose to sit at the saints' feet for the rest of his life, but I do not intend to pursue such a life of the cloth.
See also: feet, sit
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sit at someone's feet

be someone's pupil or follower.
See also: feet, sit
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary © Farlex 2017
See also:
  • a stranger to (someone or something)
  • accompany (one) on a/(one's) journey
  • accompany on a journey
  • attend to
  • be out of (one's) league
  • be out of somebody's league
  • be in bad with (someone)
  • (one) puts (one's) pants on one leg at a time
  • bargain
  • bargain for (someone or something) with (someone)


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