How is “on the ropes” used?

In Everest (2015), one line is: “Well, that's a scrum on the ropes, right there.”

Which movie is “on the ropes” from?

The clip at the top of this page is from Everest (2015).

Well, that's a scrum on the ropes, right there.

8 作品で登場 · 1 本目

very close to being defeated

くだけた · 11 本の映画に登場

定義：Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary 第 9 版