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down for the count

ADJECTIVE
kaput
Synonyms
WEAK
all washed up belly up burned out cooked dead destroyed done for down and out down the drain down the tubes finished floored had it nonfunctioning on the skids out of business out of circulation sunk totaled washed up wiped-out

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He continued: "I don't think we need any action. Looks like it's going down. It's going down for the count."

From BBC • Jan. 5, 2026

He connected with a combination in the eighth round, Foreman went down for the count, and Ali was, once again, the heavyweight champion.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2025

It turned out he wasn’t quite down for the count.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 24, 2023

Lest you think I’m being paranoid about one of them missing the vote because they are out sick, consider that several senators are currently down for the count.

From Slate • Jul. 28, 2022

She stumbled, and he snaked an arm around her back to make sure she didn’t go down for the count.

From "Time Bomb" by Joelle Charbonneau

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