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(boxing) With the head of an antagonist under one's arm, so that one can pommel it with the other fist at will. / (figuratively) In an awkward situation; wholly under the power of someone else.
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chancery
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Source Word
chancery
IPA(Pronunciation)
Adverb
not-comparable
figuratively
Japanese Meaning
相手の頭部を自分の腕で抑え、もう一方の拳で攻撃できるという、ボクシングにおける技法から転じた意味。 / 窮地に陥ってしまって、完全に他者の支配下にある状態(比喩的な意味)。