out for the count

Adjective

down for the count (not comparable)

1. (idiomatic) Decisively beaten; defeated; rendered irrelevant for the long term.
   • As the company grew, one after another of its smaller competitors ended up down for the count.
2. (figuratively) Soundly unconscious, either because asleep or because otherwise knocked out.
   • A: Look at him, he's out like a light! B: Yeah, he had a long day! And now he's down for the count.

   Synonyms:

   out cold

3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see down, for, the, count: lying upon the mat of a boxing ring while the referee counts the fighter out.
   • Liston was down for the count more than once before rising up to regain command of the fight.