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cut off at the knees

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Inglés		Español
cut [sb] off at the knees v expr	figurative, informal (humiliate)	humillar a vtr + prep
		doblegar a vtr + prep
	A man in the audience heckled the comedian, but her witty comeback cut him off at the knees.
	Un hombre en el público interrumpió a la comediante pero su ingeniosa réplica lo humilló.
cut [sth] off at the knees v expr	figurative, often passive, informal (thwart, cause to fail)	frustrar⇒ vtr
		desbaratar⇒ vtr

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