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Definition of on the ropes
on the ropes
adjective
- in a position in which a person needs to be careful, lest they suffer some consequence.
Citation from "I Am the Walrus", American Dad! (TV), Season 6 Episode 13 (2011) censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.Last edited on Nov 28 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Nov 28 2011.
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Other terms relating to 'on': | |
| Definitions include: seemingly accidental but with a secret motive. | |
| Definitions include: secret sexual activity with a person other than one's partner. | |
| Definitions include: See on (one's) plate. | |
| Definitions include: useless. | |
| Definitions include: absolutely futile; pointless, worthless, inept or absurd; good-for-nothing or idiotic. | |
| Definitions include: doing better after an unfavorable event. | |
| Definitions include: returned to one's meth or crack addiction. | |
| Definitions include: to insult for fun; "make fun of". | |
| Definitions include: to leave (a relationship) or abandon. | |
| Definitions include: to attempt to attract verbally; "hit on". | |
| Definitions include: to test something before it is released or presented. | |
| Definitions include: See barge in. | |
| Definitions include: used to describe a person that is angry and is scolding at someone. | |
| Definitions include: to be involved with. | |
| Definitions include: to be present in large numbers. | |
Other terms relating to 'rope': | |
| Definitions include: unable to tolerate any more. | |
| Definitions include: to defecate; "poop". | |
| Definitions include: to defecate. | |
| Definitions include: A western type person who may or may not be an actual cowboy. | |
| Definitions include: "get lost"; "get out of here"; etc. | |
| Definitions include: to know the proper procedures. | |
| Definitions include: as a male, to attempt to have sex with a less-than-fully-erect penis. | |
| Definitions include: a spurt of semen. | |
| Definitions include: to attract. | |
Other terms relating to 'the': | |
| Definitions include: the real information or the proof, instruction, the know how, where, when, and why about something or someone. | |
| Definitions include: walking, generally as opposed to driving. | |
| Definitions include: interrogation. | |
| Definitions include: extremely intoxicated | |
| Definitions include: information. | |
| Definitions include: something you have now is worth more than two things you have just a chance of getting. | |
| Definitions include: a good estimate. | |
| Definitions include: a secret advantage. | |
| Definitions include: inclusive. | |
| Definitions include: to make a bad situation worse. | |
| Definitions include: with the amount of time left to finish a task rapidly disappearing. | |
| Definitions include: having an opinion or belief prior to it becoming common or popular. | |
| Definitions include: of a male, to urinate. | |
| Definitions include: Someone being butthurt over having something, they do to others regularly, done to the them | |
| Definitions include: secret sexual activity with a person other than one's partner. | |
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