"cuts someone off at the knees" meaning in English

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Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} cuts someone off at the knees
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of cut someone off at the knees Tags: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Form of: cut someone off at the knees
    Sense id: en-cuts_someone_off_at_the_knees-en-verb-Iy76qDvM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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