Meanings
A metaphorical reference to the sport of boxing, where a contestant loses a match if knocked down and unable to get up before a referee has counted to ten.
How to pronounce "down for the count":
AU
Decisively beaten; defeated; rendered irrelevant for the long term.
Unconscious or sound asleep.
Example Sentences
1
After being hit with a powerful punch, the boxer was down for the count.
2
The flu knocked me out so hard that I was down for the count for a week.
3
The football player took a hard tackle and was down for the count for a few minutes.
4
Susan caught a bad cold and was down for the count for the rest of the weekend.
5
The wrestler was thrown to the ground and was down for the count.
