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Stephenlearner Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary

Sink to one's knee

Hi,

Does "sink to one's knee" mean "kneel down"? Thank you.

Peter sank to his knees in the garbage and rested for a moment. Feeling cautiously about in the darkness, he found a rotting apple and a few cabbage leaves.
  

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stephenlearner Does "sink to one's knee" mean "kneel down"? It's "knees". I think the writer messed up a little and should have written "sank up to his knees".

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  • stephenlearner Does "sink to one's knee" mean "kneel down"?
  • It's "knees".
  • I think the writer messed up a little and should have written "sank up to his knees".
  • It means to sink into something that far.
  • You can sink up to any body part that makes sense.
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stephenlearnerDoes "sink to one's knee" mean "kneel down"?
It's "knees". I think the writer messed up a little and should have written "sank up to his knees". It means to sink into something that far. You can sink up to any body part that makes sense.
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To me, "sink to his knees" is equivalent to "fall to his knees".
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Thank both of you.
When you "fall to your knees", do you make a posture like that for worshipping a ***?
Stephen
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stephenlearnerThank both of you.When you "fall to your knees", do you make a posture like that for worshipping a ***? Stephen
Yes
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To sink to one's knees means that they fall slowly down to their knees when something is going on that maybe puts too much pressure on them for them to bare.

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