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bring X to its knees
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bring X to its knees /v./ 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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