On Bended Knee Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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on bended knee What does on bended knee mean?	with great humility	The young man was on bended knee when he asked his girlfriend to marry him.
on bended knee What does on bended knee mean?	with great humility	I went to my neighbor on bended knee to ask him if I could borrow some tools.
on bended knee What does on bended knee mean?	with great humility	I went to my neighbor on bended knee to ask him if I could borrow some tools.
on bended knee What does on bended knee mean?	with great humility	The young man was on bended knee when he asked his girlfriend to marry him.
	Some Random Idioms
turn one`s back on (someone or something) What does "turn one`s back on (someone or something)" mean?	to refuse to help someone who is in trouble or need	The woman turned her back on her friend when the friend asked her for some money.

get one's knuckles rapped What does "get one's knuckles rapped" mean?	to receive punishment for something	The boy got his knuckles rapped after a stern lecture from the judge.
scrape (something) up What does "scrape (something) up" mean?	to find or gather something with some effort	My friend scraped up some money and came to visit me during the summer.
as gruff as a bear What does "as gruff as a bear" mean?	gruff, unsociable	Our neighbor is as gruff as a bear when we meet him in the morning.
back on one`s feet What does "back on one`s feet" mean?	to return to good financial health	My sister is back on her feet after losing her job last year.
hit the spot What does "hit the spot" mean?	refresh or satisfy	Drinking the lemonade after the baseball game really hit the spot.

fork over (something) What does "fork over (something)" mean?	to hand over something, to give something	The robber told me to fork over my money or he was going to shoot me.
subject to (something) What does "subject to (something)" mean?	depending on something, likely to have something	The purchase of the house was subject to several conditions that we wanted to talk about.
put (something) in mothballs What does "put (something) in mothballs" mean?	to put something in storage	The government decided to put the old ferry in mothballs.
hang one's hat (somewhere) What does "hang one's hat (somewhere)" mean?	live or take up residence somewhere	I want to move and hang my hat in a small town somewhere.

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On Bended Knee Idiom