low blow
A "low blow" can refer to both an illegal move in combat sports and an unfair criticism or attack in everyday language.
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Definition
B2Combat Sports
(technical, informal)An illegal hit below the opponent's waist.
Example
- The referee penalized the boxer for delivering a low blow.
B2General
(informal)An unfair or hurtful attack, often unexpected.
Example
- His comment about her appearance was a real low blow.
Similar
Terms that have similar or relatively close meanings to "low blow":
body blowbelow the beltcheap shotdown lowblow assgut punchlow linelower the boomblow downlay lowfly low