painuksissa

Etymology
The inessive plural of.

Adverb

 * 1) drooping; see also crestfallen
 * Menimme otteluun voitonvarmoina, mutta tulimme takaisin päät painuksissa.
 * We were sure of victory as we went to the match but returned with our heads drooping.
 * We were sure of victory as we went to the match but returned crestfallen.