pack a wallop

pack a wallop
pack a wallop & pack a punch
Fig. to provide a burst of energy, power, or excitement. •

Wow, this spicy food really packs a wallop.

I put a special kind of gasoline in my car because I thought it would pack a punch. It didn't.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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  • pack\ a\ wallop — • pack a punch • pack a wallop v. phr. slang 1. To be able to give a powerful blow; have a dangerous fist. He packed a mean punch. 2. To have a violent effect; be powerful. It was vodka, and it packed quite a wallop …   Словарь американских идиом

  • Pack a wallop — punch with considerable force …   Dictionary of Australian slang

  • pack a wallop — Australian Slang punch with considerable force …   English dialects glossary

  • pack a punch — or[pack a wallop] {v. phr.}, {slang} 1. To be able to give a powerful blow; have a dangerous fist. * /He packed a mean punch./ 2. To have a violent effect; be powerful. * /It was vodka, and it packed quite a wallop./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • pack a punch — or[pack a wallop] {v. phr.}, {slang} 1. To be able to give a powerful blow; have a dangerous fist. * /He packed a mean punch./ 2. To have a violent effect; be powerful. * /It was vodka, and it packed quite a wallop./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • pack\ a\ punch — • pack a punch • pack a wallop v. phr. slang 1. To be able to give a powerful blow; have a dangerous fist. He packed a mean punch. 2. To have a violent effect; be powerful. It was vodka, and it packed quite a wallop …   Словарь американских идиом

  • wallop — n. (colloq.) force to pack a wallop (the winds packed a real wallop) * * * [ wɒləp] (colloq.) [ force ] to pack a wallop (the winds packed a real wallop) …   Combinatory dictionary

  • pack — pack1 W3S2 [pæk] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(clothes)¦ 2¦(goods)¦ 3¦(crowd)¦ 4¦(protect something)¦ 5¦(snow/soil etc)¦ 6 pack your bags 7 pack a gun 8 pack a (hard/hefty/strong etc) punch Phrasal verbs  pack something<=>away …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • wallop — See: PACK A PUNCH or PACK A WALLOP …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • wallop — See: PACK A PUNCH or PACK A WALLOP …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • wallop — See: pack a punch or pack a wallop …   Словарь американских идиом

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