down for the count
01
having failed in doing or achieving something and unable to continue
Dialect
American
American
Idiom
Informal
例
He has been fighting the illness for weeks, and now he's down for the count.
02
(of a boxer) knocked down and unable to stand up and continue the fight within the referee's ten-second count
DialectAmerican
American03
sleeping so soundly that one cannot be easily awakened
DialectAmerican
AmericanIdiomInformal例
After pulling an all-nighter to meet the deadline, I was down for the count and needed a long nap.
