Bring X to its knees

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bring X to its knees
Usage: v.
Derivation: Common

See Also: hog


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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Source: bring X to its knees, in The Jargon File, version 4.4.7.


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