on the ropes
Example Sentences
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How Wall Street sussed out that the hedge fund Situational Awareness was on the ropes.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026
The villagers are shouting as they haul on the ropes to pull the net in from the sea.
From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026
Analysts credit the 2011 purchase of NBCUniversal as a huge success; Comcast rescued a company that was on the ropes due to General Electric’s under-investment.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026
But it might be debt, not equity, that has SpaceX on the ropes on Monday.
From Barron's ● Jun. 22, 2026
Yank on the ropes, watch the silly wooden soldier jump and twitch.
From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien
