Down-for-the-count Definition
adjective
(idiomatic) Decisively beaten; defeated; rendered irrelevant for the long term.
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Origin of Down-for-the-count
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A 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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