Sentences with «to bring the world to one's knees»
Poppy, tired of being a recluse and hungry for respect, brings the world to its knees by lacing her products with a toxin that will quickly and painfully kill her customers (but not without publicly shaming them first), whereupon she makes the President of the United States (Bruce Greenwood, in full heartless bastard mode) an offer: issue an executive decree legalizing drugs (thus making Poppy a legitimate businesswoman), and she'll release the antidote to her product. (bullz-eye.com)
You're not just a Jedi in KOTOR, you're a secret amnesiac badass who brought worlds to their knees. (buttonmashing.com)
In the hubris of the boom no one was prepared for the economic bubble that brought the world to its knees with the Great Depression. (beatoncapital.com)