be down and out

VERB

need

Synonyms

STRONGEST

call for demand desire lack require

STRONG

claim covet crave exact hanker hunger long lust miss necessitate pine thirst wish yearn

WEAK

be deficient be deprived be hard up be in need of be in want be inadequate be needy be poor be short be without die for do without drive for feel a dearth of feel the necessity for feel the pinch go hungry have occasion for have occasion to have use for hurt for suffer privation yen for

Antonyms

STRONGEST

have not want

STRONG

abjure despise dislike give hate

WEAK

do not want

Example Sentences

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Securing qualification would still represent a notable turnaround for Wales, who looked to be down and out following back-to-back defeats against Armenia and Turkey last summer.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2024

Even after turning up the defensive pressure to get back in it, Arizona State appeared to be down and out — until Cambridge came to the rescue.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 25, 2023

And yet — just as Beal appeared to be down and out — the Wizards surprisingly pulled themselves up and pulled away from the Pelicans with a decisive 32-15 third quarter.

From Washington Post • Dec. 19, 2017

Indeed, it is not clear that he believes himself to be down and out.

From Economist • Aug. 3, 2017

It'd take more than this to get me where I'd be down and out.

From T. Tembarom by Burnett, Frances Hodgson

be down and out

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