on the ropes
ADJECTIVE
enervated
Synonyms
STRONG
debilitated
deteriorated
devitalized
enfeebled
fatigued
incapacitated
languishing
limp
paralyzed
prostrate
prostrated
sapped
spent
tired
undermined
unnerved
vitiated
weakened
WEAK
Antonyms
Example Sentences
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They lacked shape, going left and right without making any progress - like a boxer on the ropes punching for their life but not actually hitting anything.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.