hit someone below the belt
- hit someone below the belt
hit someone below the belt
1. Lit. [for a boxer] to strike an opponent below the belt. (An unfair blow.) •
The champ hit the contender below the belt and the crowd began to boo like fury.
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Fred was hit below the belt and suffered considerably.
2. Fig. to deal someone an unfair blow. •
That's not fair! You told them I was the one who ordered the wrong-size carpet. That's hitting me below the belt.
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Todd hit below the belt when he said it was all her fault because she had become ill during the trip.
Dictionary of American idioms.
2013.
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hit someone below the belt — ► hit someone below the belt 1) Boxing give one s opponent an illegal low blow. 2) behave unfairly towards someone. Main Entry: ↑hit … English terms dictionary
hit someone below the belt — tv. to deal with someone unfairly. (Boxing.) □ Don’t hit the guy below the belt! D You were hitting Tom below the belt when you said that … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
hit someone below the belt — 1》 Boxing give one s opponent an illegal low blow. 2》 behave unfairly towards someone. → histrionics … English new terms dictionary
hit someone below the belt — Boxing give one s opponent an illegal low blow ■ behave unfairly, esp. so as to gain an unfair advantage … Useful english dictionary
below the belt — not fair. That new advertisement really hits below the belt. Usage notes: often used with hit, as in the example Etymology: based on the idea of hitting someone below the belt in boxing, which is against the rules … New idioms dictionary
below the belt — If someone says something that is cruel or unfair, it is below the belt, like the illegal punches in boxing. (Dorking School Dictionary) *** An action or remark described as below the belt is considered to be unfair or cruel. … … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
hit below the belt — be below the belt if something someone says is below the belt, it is cruel and unfair. In the run up to the election, politicians won t hesitate to aim below the belt … New idioms dictionary
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hit — verb (hits, hitting, hit) 1》 direct a blow at with one s hand or a tool or weapon. ↘accidentally strike (part of one s body) against something. ↘(of a moving object or body) come into contact with (someone or something stationary) quickly … English new terms dictionary
belt — belt1 W3S2 [belt] n [: Old English;] 1.) a band of leather, cloth etc that you wear around your waist to hold up your clothes or for decoration ▪ He unbuckled his leather belt. 2.) a large area of land that has particular features or where… … Dictionary of contemporary English
belt — belt1 [ belt ] noun count ** 1. ) a narrow piece of leather, cloth, etc. that you wear around your waist, for example to keep your clothes in place or for decoration: a leather/plastic belt put on/fasten a belt a ) in some types of MARTIAL ART… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
