at one's mother's knee
US /æt wʌnz ˈmʌðərz niː/
UK /æt wʌnz ˈmʌðərz niː/
1.
從小, 在母親膝下
from a very early age; from childhood
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He learned to play the piano at his mother's knee.
他從小就學會了彈鋼琴。
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She was taught good manners at her mother's knee.
她從小就被教導要有良好的舉止。