contra las cuerdas

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Adverb

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contra las cuerdas

  1. (boxing, professional wrestling) on the ropes (leaning against the ropes of the boxing ring, as when exhausted and nearing defeat or collapse)
  2. (idiomatic, figuratively, by extension) on the ropes (showing signs of imminent failure or collapse)

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