bring x to its knees
 

* 1.To present a computer, operating system, piece of software, or algorithm with a load so extreme or pathological that it grinds to a halt. To bring a MicroVAX to its knees, try twenty users running vi - or four running Emacs. Compare hog

English Related Words* accept something at its face value

* at its zenith

* bare its teeth

* be on its way out

* bee's knees

* before its time

* biggest of its kind

* bring

* bring (a child) into the world

* bring a charge against

* bring a lawsuit

* bring a lump to s.o.'s throat

* bring a unit up to strength

* bring about

* bring along