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on the ropes
idiom informal
doing badly and likely to fail: 处于困境；即将失败，即将完蛋
I think the business is finally on the ropes.我觉得这家企业最终要垮掉了。
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
not achieving wealth, popularity, or success
unsuccessfulHe tried for years to get his work published before accepting he was a commercially unsuccessful writer.
failedShe was a failed singer.
frustratedHe was a legendary actor, but a frustrated director.
strugglingThe struggling actor was cut from yet another film.
on the ropesAfter that scandal, the MP is really on the ropes.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Unsuccessful (people and things)
abortive
abortively
achiever
be dead in the wateridiom
bootless
fruitlessly
fruitlessness
frustrated
futile
futilely
on the rocksidiom
redemption
rope
small-time
small-timer
up and downidiom
vain
vainly
washed up
you and whose army?idiom
on the ropes | American Dictionary
on the ropes
idiom
in serious trouble or likely to fail:
For a while, our business was on the ropes.
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