- fell at his feet
- begged him, pleaded with him, entreated him, abased himself to him
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
fell at his feet
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fell off his feet — lay down … English contemporary dictionary
Fell — Fall Fall (f[add]l), v. i. [imp. {Fell} (f[e^]l); p. p. {Fallen} (f[add]l n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Falling}.] [AS. feallan; akin to D. vallen, OS. & OHG. fallan, G. fallen, Icel. Falla, Sw. falla, Dan. falde, Lith. pulti, L. fallere to deceive, Gr.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
his — [ weak ız, strong hız ] function word *** His is the possessive form of he, which can be used in the following ways: as a possessive determiner (followed by a noun): He gave me his address. as a possessive pronoun (without a following noun): My… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
his */*/*/ — strong UK [hɪz] / US weak UK [ɪz] / US determiner, pronoun Summary: His is the possessive form of he, which can be used in the following ways: as a possessive determiner (followed by a noun): He gave me his address. as a possessive pronoun… … English dictionary
fall over one's feet — verb To hasten. Show me the rest of the house, I said, to distract him. He fell over his feet to oblige … Wiktionary
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Shaking the dust from the feet — was a practice of pious Jews during New Testament times. When Jesus called his twelve disciples, he told them to perform the same act against the non believing Jews. In the early Latter Day Saint movement of the 19th century, it was practiced… … Wikipedia
regain one's feet — {v. phr.} To get back up again after falling down. * /Tom fell while he skied down the hill but he regained his feet quickly./ Compare: TO ONE S FEET … Dictionary of American idioms
regain one's feet — {v. phr.} To get back up again after falling down. * /Tom fell while he skied down the hill but he regained his feet quickly./ Compare: TO ONE S FEET … Dictionary of American idioms
