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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

“It’s crazy because you’d think we’d be down and out, but we know we’re going to be on the other side at some point,” cornerback Amani Oruwariye said.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 21, 2021

His redemption story modeled the team’s, rallying when he seemed to be down and out.

From Washington Post • Jun. 7, 2018

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

From Economist • Aug. 3, 2017

I like Hoggs; I don't want him to be down and out; and he'd be done for if Jink can't pay for his coronet.

From The Man Who Knew Too Much by Chesterton, G. K. (Gilbert Keith)

be down and out

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