on the ropes

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16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Finnish: köysissä — leaning against the ropes of the boxing ring, as when exhausted and nearing defeat or collapse
• Finnish: nojaamassa köysiin — leaning against the ropes of the boxing ring, as when exhausted and nearing defeat or collapse
• German: in den Seilen — leaning against the ropes of the boxing ring, as when exhausted and nearing defeat or collapse
• Irish: ar na rópaí — leaning against the ropes of the boxing ring, as when exhausted and nearing defeat or collapse
• Italian: essere alla frutta — leaning against the ropes of the boxing ring, as when exhausted and nearing defeat or collapse
• Spanish: contra las cuerdas — leaning against the ropes of the boxing ring, as when exhausted and nearing defeat or collapse
• Catalan: contra les cordes — showing signs of imminent failure or collapse
• Finnish: pulassa — showing signs of imminent failure or collapse
• Finnish: toivottamassa jamassa — showing signs of imminent failure or collapse
• German: in den Seilen — showing signs of imminent failure or collapse
• Irish: in ísle brí — showing signs of imminent failure or collapse
• Irish: ar an dé deiridh — showing signs of imminent failure or collapse
• Irish: ag streachailt — showing signs of imminent failure or collapse
• Portuguese: na corda bamba — showing signs of imminent failure or collapse
• Sicilian: essere alla frutta — showing signs of imminent failure or collapse
• Spanish: contra las cuerdas — showing signs of imminent failure or collapse