Take A Knee

[beast 1,884]

What is this expression "taking the knee"? There is an English expression "BENDING THE KNEE" which means both literally and figuratively to show obedience or admit dominance but is this other thing is something new which doesn't even make sense. Last time I took a knee it was right in my bullocks and really hurt....

[BGD 6,436]

"Taking a knee" is a play in American football (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quarterback_kneel) and also something coaches will instruct the team to do when they want to talk to them in a more informal way before or after a game meaning they want them to kneel on one knee rather than stand around. It's now been adopted to refer to the practice of players kneeling on one knee rather than standing for the national anthem which should be obvious from the context of the thread.

Edited September 28, 2017 by BGD

[beast 1,884]

"Taking a knee" is a play in American football (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quarterback_kneel) and also something coaches will instruct the team to do when they want to talk to them in a more informal way before or after a game meaning they want them to kneel on one knee rather than stand around. It's now been adopted to refer to the practice of players kneeling on one knee rather than standing for the national anthem which should be obvious from the context of the thread.

Thanks you Bgd yes I understand the meaning in relation to this thread but was just a bit confused by the use of the phrase but you given it some context now?