"contra las cuerdas" meaning in Spanish

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Adverb

Head templates: {{es-adv}} 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) Categories (topical): Boxing, Professional wrestling
    Sense id: en-contra_las_cuerdas-es-adv-GBaZSMbe Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 74 26 Topics: boxing, government, hobbies, lifestyle, martial-arts, military, politics, professional-wrestling, sports, war, wrestling
  2. (idiomatic, figuratively, by extension) on the ropes (showing signs of imminent failure or collapse) Tags: broadly, figuratively, idiomatic
    Sense id: en-contra_las_cuerdas-es-adv-dNNYqziN

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