bend the knee

Verb

Meaning

bend the knee (third-person singular simple present bends the knee, present participle bending the knee, simple past and past participle bent the knee)

(idiomatic) To submit to another's authority.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

bob pray stoop cringe grovel kneel curtsy curtsey genuflect

Antonyms

follow through keep going plough on

Close letter words and terms

bend the brows bend the elbow bend the head bend the neck bend the rules bend the truth