body blow
The term "body blow" originated from boxing but has since evolved to describe severe setbacks in various contexts.
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Definition
B2Boxing
(sports)A powerful punch delivered to an opponent's torso.
Example
- The boxer landed a devastating body blow that left his opponent gasping for air.
B2General
(idiomatic)A significant setback or damaging event that negatively impacts a person or situation.
Example
- The company's sudden loss of funding was a body blow to its expansion plans.
Similar
Terms that have similar or relatively close meanings to "body blow":
low blowbody shotgut punchone-two punchknock outstrike a blowblow downblow outgut busterblow assblow inkidney punchblast upblow apartchest bumpblow waterhammer blowblow awaybelow the beltcheap shotpunch outblow upblown outknock out of the boxgut shotheavy hitterblast out