go down/fall like ninepins

British, old-fashioned

to be injured, or to fail in large numbers.

I've never seen so many players injured. They were going down like ninepins. (usually in continuous tenses)

• woman of means
• woman of the world
• woman of your dreams
• woman on the Clapham omnibus
• woman on the street
• won't bite
• won't hear a word against
• won't hear a word against someone
• won't hear a word against something
• won't hear a word said against
• won't hear a word said against someone
• won't hear a word said against something
• wooden spoon
• word for word
• word is law
• Words fail me!
• word to the wise.
• word to the wise is sufficient.
• work against the clock
• work arse off
• work a treat
• work backside off
• work both ways
• work fingers to the bone
• work guts out