腰こし砕くだけ

noun

collapsing in the middle of a sumo bout

Sumo term for a wrestler losing strength and collapsing during a match.

• 横よこ綱づなが腰こし砕くだけで負まけた。

  The yokozuna lost by collapsing in the middle of the bout.

noun

breaking down halfway; faltering midway

Figurative use for plans, efforts, or resolve that collapse or falter before completion.

• 彼かれの計けい画かくは途と中ちゅうで腰こし砕くだけになった。

  His plan broke down halfway through.

• 交こう渉しょうは腰こし砕くだけに終おわった。

  The negotiations ended in a fizzle.