cut someone off at the knees (English, verb)
expansion: cut someone off at the knees (third-person singular simple present cuts someone off at the knees, present participle cutting someone off at the knees, simple past and past participle cut someone off at the knees)
Senses:
glosses: To abruptly thwart someone, shut them down, or put them in their place.
Forms:
form: cuts someone off at the knees
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: cutting someone off at the knees
tags: participle
present
form: cut someone off at the knees
tags: participle
past
form: cut someone off at the knees
tags: past
form: cut someone off at their knees
tags: alternative