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bend the knee in British English or bow the knee See full dictionary entry for knee Examples of 'bend the knee' in a sentencebend the knee No sovereign country should bend the knee to a foreign jurisdiction.In money, we bend the knee to the euro.Because, in these circumstances, whether you like it or not, there is an unspoken understanding that you could, at any moment, bend the knee.They were not going to do what everybody expected, to bend the knee and lose. |