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auf die Knie zwingen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • ruin verb To destroy, spoil, or severely damage something so it no longer works or pleases.

Senses

auf die Knie zwingen is used for these senses in English:

  • ruin (transitive) To cause the fiscal ruin of; to bankrupt or drive out of business.

ruin — full definition

  1. verb To destroy, spoil, or severely damage something so it no longer works or pleases.
  2. noun The remains of a destroyed or decayed structure.

Related German words