| 单词 | on the ropes |
| 释义 | on the ropesSEE SYNONYMS FOR on the ropes ON THESAURUS.COM On the verge of defeat or collapse, helpless, as in They acknowledged that their campaign was on the ropes, and they could not possibly win the election. This expression, alluding to a boxer forced back to the ropes of the ring and leaning against them for support, has been used figuratively since the mid-1900s. Words nearby on the ropeson-the-record, on the right foot, get off, on the right tack, On the Road, on the rocks, on the ropes, on the run, on the safe side, on the same wavelength, on-the-scene, on the shelf The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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