mettere alle corde
Italian
Verb
mettere alle corde
- (boxing) to put (an opponent) in a difficult defensive crouch
- il boxer ha messo lo sfidante alle corde
- the boxer put the challenger in a difficult defensive crouch
- (figuratively, by extension) to attack very aggressively, so as to squash any chance for countermoves and force (an adversary) to the defensive
- (figuratively) to overwhelm someone with questions during a cross-examination
- il procuratore l'ha messo alle corde
- the prosecutor overwhelmed him (with questions)