Get taken off at the knees
verb phrase
To be severely injured; be destroyed: That guy is just waiting to get taken off at the knees (1970s+)
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verb phrase (Variations: air or can or boot or chop or heave-ho or old heave-ho may replace air) To be dismissed, esp to be jilted: When she found out, he got the air/ Lefebvre got the can in Seattle after building the Mariners to their first over-.500 finish (air 1900+; ax 1883+, boot 1888+) Also, […]
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verb phrase To be treated roughly; be punished or rebuked: When they found out his record he got the business (1940s+) see: the business