bring X to its knees: v. [common] To present a machine,
operating system, piece of software, or algorithm with a load so
extreme or pathological that it grinds to a halt. "To bring a
MicroVAX to its knees, try twenty users running vi -- or four
running EMACS." Compare hog.
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