on it's knees
How would you say 'The country was on it's knees in Spanish?'
3 Answers
"El pais estaba de rodillas" could be followed by "por" such as "por la situacion economica tan fea"
El país encendido es rodillas era. But that is just a guess. And it's probably a colloquial term that may not be used in other countries.
El país estaba a sus rodillas.