The politicians are playing a foul game during elections just to bring the…
2025
The politicians are playing a foul game during elections just to bring the opposition parties down at the knees.
- A.
parties down to their knees
- B.
party downward on their knees
- C.
parties down to the knees
- D.
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Correct answer: A
Explanation: The correct phrase is "bring ... down to their knees."
Match number and possessive: 'parties' is plural, so use the plural possessive 'their' rather than 'the' or no possessive.
Use the preposition 'to' for this idiom: 'bring someone down to their knees.' 'At the knees' is unidiomatic here.
Avoid 'downward' or 'on their knees' in this context; the established collocation is 'down to their knees.'
Corrected sentence: The politicians are playing a foul game during elections just to bring the opposition parties down to their knees.