go down in defeat

go down in defeat

To lose to an opponent. The team refused to go down in defeat and tied the score in the third period.
See also: defeat, down, go
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

go down in defeat

 and go down to defeat
Fig. to submit to defeat; to be defeated. The team went down in defeat again. She fears going down in defeat.
See also: defeat, down, go
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • go down to defeat
  • beat (one) hands down
  • beat (one) hollow
  • beat hollow
  • beat somebody/something hollow
  • beat someone hollow
  • blow (someone or something) out of the water
  • blow out of the water
  • blow somebody/something out of the water
  • blow someone out of the water