on one's knees
Os dois, de joelhos, de cara pra parede, agora.
Both of you, on your knees, facing the wall, now.
— Caminhos do Crime (2026)
Get out of bed and get on your knees.
— Investigação sobre um Cidadão Acima de Qualquer Suspeita (1970)
Tudo o que você podia fazer era cair de joelhos e curvar a cabeça em desespero.
All you could do was fall to your knees and bow your head in despair.
— Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Castelo Infinito (2025)
I was on my knees.
Vamos pedir-lhes de joelhos, assim poderemos viver.
We will beg them on our knees, so that we may live.
— Os Sete Samurais (1954)