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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a man down" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts such as sports, military, or emergency situations to indicate that a person is injured or incapacitated.
Example: "During the game, the coach called a timeout to address the situation after realizing they had a man down on the field."
Alternatives: "a player injured" or "a person incapacitated".
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"We were a man down".
England are a man down too.
He's a man down on his luck.
There was Switzerland, a man down, fighting for a tie.
Two women are holding a man down on a bed.
Despite playing a man down, Roma came closest to scoring more goals.
His style was to keep aggressively on, wear a man down, get him winded.
With a man down, Orton was accompanied by Triple H, who was carrying a sledgehammer.
"If we go a man down, it's just going to make it even tougher for us".
With all three changes made, legs heavy, and a man down, penalties seemed their only way through.
Ipswich, a man down but never short of spirit, fought back and equalised 10 minutes later through Tommy Smith.
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