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idiombe down and out1 used about someone who has nowhere to live, no job, and often uses drugs or drinks too much alcohol:Wright's spent a lot of his own money setting up a program to help those who are down and out.They say she was down and out and had started using drugs about six months before her death.down-and-out: Wallace Beery won an Oscar in the 1931 film about a down-and-out boxer and his son.2 to be beaten in a competition or contest:The 49ers are not in the playoffs, but nobody could say that the team is down and out. "They're still one of the best teams in football," said Meyers.One minute later, the Quakers were down and out as McGhee came from the right to score the winning goal.Note People often say that a person, group, team etc is 'down but not out' when they are doing badly or in a bad situation, but there is a chance that things will improveHereford were down but not out. They struggled on, and finally overcame Wimbledon's tough defenders to win 2-1.
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