down for the count

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English - Turkish
(deyim) Yenilmiş, yenilgiye uğramış

Chad was down for the count. He couldn't get up.

English - English
Decisively beaten; rendered irrelevant for the long term
(deyim) If someone is down for the count, they have lost a struggle, like a boxer who has been knocked out
(deyim) Defeated by an oponent, out of the contest

Chad was down for the count. He couldn't get up.

down for the count

    Hyphenation

    Down for the count

    Turkish pronunciation

    daun fôr dhi kaunt

    Pronunciation

    /ˈdoun ˈfôr ᴛʜē ˈkount/ /ˈdaʊn ˈfɔːr ðiː ˈkaʊnt/

    Etymology

    () An implicit metaphorical reference to the sport of boxing, wherein a contestant loses a match if knocked down and unable to get up before a referee has counted to ten.
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