- down for the count
- defeated by an opponent, out of the contest
Chad was down for the count. He couldn't get up.
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down for the count
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Down for the Count — Studio album by Y T Released November 9, 1985 Recorded 1985 … Wikipedia
down for the count — If someone is down for the count, they have lost a struggle, like a boxer who has been knocked out … The small dictionary of idiomes
down for the count — mod. inactive for the duration (of something). (From boxing.) □ I’ve got a terrible cold, and I think I’m down for the count. □ Fred is down for the count. He’s in jail … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
down for the count — to be convicted of a offence The imagery is from boxing: He s definitely going down for the count. What are your thoughts on his mental state? (J. Patterson, 1999) … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
down for the count — If someone is down for the count, they have lost a struggle, like a boxer who has been knocked out. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
Down for the count — If someone is down for the count, they have lost a struggle, like a boxer who has been knocked out … Dictionary of English idioms
down for the count — down (or Brit. out) for the count Boxing defeated by being knocked to the canvas and unable to rise within ten seconds ■ unconscious or soundly asleep ■ defeated … Useful english dictionary
Down for the Count (album) — Infobox Album Name = Down for the Count Type = Album Artist = Y T Released = November 9, 1985 Recorded = 1985 Genre = Hard rock, Heavy metal Length = Label = A M Producer = Kevin Beamish Reviews = Last album = Open Fire (1985) This album = Down… … Wikipedia
down for the count — adjective Decisively beaten; rendered irrelevant for the long term … Wiktionary
out (or N. Amer. also down) for the count Boxing — defeated by being knocked to the ground and unable to rise within ten seconds. → count … English new terms dictionary
