auf die Knie fallen

to fall to one's knees

Türkçe: dizlerinin üstüne çökmek

Noun

Knie n.

Verb

fallen

Topic

Körper und Gesundheit

In a sentence

Der gläubige Pilger fällt vor dem Altar auf die Knie.

How it is used

Means 'to fall to one's knees,' literally (exhaustion/prayer) or figuratively (begging/submission). Neutral register. Use when describing a marathon runner collapsing at the finish line. Nuance: often dramatic or emotional.

Other verbs that go with Knie

This is the choice the collocation turns on.

• sich das Knie stoßento bump one's knee
• sich das Knie verdrehento twist one's knee
• sich das Knie aufschürfento scrape one's knee
• jdn. in die Knie zwingento force someone to their knees
• jdn. übers Knie legento put someone over one's knee
• etw. übers Knie brechento rush/hurry something

All collocations with Knie

Other collocations built on fallen

• auf fruchtbaren Boden fallenan idea or effort is well-received and likely to succeed
• jdm. in die Hände fallento fall into someone's hands
• ins Koma fallenthe transition into a comatose state
• jdm. zur Last fallento be a burden to someone
• auf die Nase fallento fall flat on one's face
• zum Opfer fallento become a victim of something negative
• in Ohnmacht fallento fall into a faint
• aus dem Rahmen fallento stand out from the norm