down for the count

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   Decisively beaten

   Decisively beaten; defeated; rendered irrelevant for the long term.

   • As the company grew, one after another of its smaller competitors ended up down for the count.
   • “But what puts me down for the count is the action of the fellow. Never showed up; just made her miss two performances.”
   • But every time the music world thought it was down for the count, the orchestra has managed to rise again.
2. 2

   Soundly unconscious, either because asleep or because otherwise knocked out.

   • A: Look at him, he's out like a light! B: Yeah, he had a long day! And now he's down for the count.
3. 3

   Used other than figuratively or idiomatically

   Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see down, for, the, count: lying upon the mat of a boxing ring while the referee counts the fighter out.

   • Liston was down for the count more than once before rising up to regain command of the fight.

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