PUNCH ABOVE ONE'S WEIGHT

Meaning of PUNCH ABOVE ONE'S WEIGHT in English

informal

engage in an activity perceived as beyond one's abilities.

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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WEIGHT — I Gravitational force of attraction on an object, caused by the presence of a massive second object, such as the …
Английский словарь Британика
WEIGHT — I. ˈwāt, usu -ād.+V noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English weght, wight, from Old English wiht; akin to Middle …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PUNCH — I. ˈpənch verb ( -ed/-ing/-es ) Etymology: partly from Middle English punchen, from Middle French poinçonner to prick, stamp, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ONE — I. |wən adjective Etymology: Middle English oon, on, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ABOVE — I. əˈbəv adverb Etymology: Middle English above, aboven, from Old English abufan, from a- (I) + bufan above (akin to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WEIGHT — — weighter , n. /wayt/ , n. 1. the amount or quantity of heaviness or mass; amount a thing weighs. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PUNCH — punch 1 — puncher , n. /punch/ , n. 1. a thrusting blow, esp. with the fist. 2. forcefulness, effectiveness, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ONE — /wun/ , adj. 1. being or amounting to a single unit or individual or entire thing, item, or object rather …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ABOVE — /euh buv"/ , adv. 1. in, at, or to a higher place. 2. overhead, upstairs, or in the sky: My …
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WEIGHT — I. ˈwāt noun Etymology: Middle English wight, weght, from Old English wiht; akin to Old Norse vætt weight, Old English …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PUNCH — I. ˈpənch noun Etymology: Middle English pounce, punche, probably alteration of ponson, ponchon puncheon Date: 14th century 1. a. : …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ONE — I. ˈwən adjective Etymology: Middle English on, an, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Latin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ABOVE — I. ə-ˈbəv adverb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English abufan, from a- + bufan above, from be- + ufan above; …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WEIGHT — vt hence, pressure; burden; as, the weight of care or business. 2. weight ·vt a ponderous mass; something heavy; as, …
Webster English vocab
PUNCH — noun a thrust or blow. 2. punch ·noun a prop, as for the roof of a mine. 3. punch ·noun …
Webster English vocab
ABOVE — adv more than; as, above five hundred were present. 2. above ·adv higher in rank or power; as, he appealed …
Webster English vocab
PUNCH — [punch] vb [ME, fr. MF poinconner to prick, stamp, fr. poincon puncheon] vt (14c) 1 a: prod, poke b: drive, …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
ABOVE — [above] adv [ME, fr. OE abufan, fr. a- + bufan above, fr. be- + ufan above; akin to OE ofer …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PUNCH — in full Punch, Or The London Charivari, English illustrated periodical published from 1841 to 1992 and revived in 1996, famous …
Britannica English vocabulary
PUNCH — punch, Punch BrE AmE pʌn t ʃ ▷ punched pʌn t ʃt ▷ punches, Punch's ˈpʌn t ʃ ɪz -əz …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
WEIGHT — / weɪt; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun BEING HEAVY 1. [ U , C ] how heavy sb/sth …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PUNCH — / pʌntʃ; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb [ vn ] 1. punch sb/sth (in / on sth) to …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ABOVE — / əˈbʌv; NAmE / preposition , adverb , adjective ■ preposition 1. at or to a higher place or position …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WEIGHT — I. weight 1 S1 W2 /weɪt/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: adjective : ↑ overweight ≠ ↑ underweight , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PUNCH — I. punch 1 S3 /pʌntʃ/ BrE AmE verb [transitive] [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: poinçonner 'to …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PUNCH — I. Punch 1 BrE AmE 1 . Mr Punch the main character in a ↑ Punch and Judy show 2 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ONE — I. one 1 S1 W1 /wʌn/ BrE AmE number 1 . the number 1: They had one daughter. one hundred …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ABOVE — I. a ‧ bove 1 S2 W1 /əˈbʌv/ BrE AmE adverb , preposition 1 . in a higher position than …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WEIGHT — n. & v. --n. 1 Physics a the force experienced by a body as a result of the earth's gravitation …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ONE — adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ABOVE — prep., adv., adj., & n. --prep. 1 over; on the top of; higher (vertically, up a slope or stream etc.) …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WEIGHT — n. & v. n. 1 Physics a the force experienced by a body as a result of the earth's gravitation …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ONE — adj., n., & pron. adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ABOVE — prep., adv., adj., & n. prep. 1 over; on the top of; higher (vertically, up a slope or stream etc.) …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WEIGHT — n. & v. --n. 1. Physics a the force experienced by a body as a result of the earth's gravitation …
Oxford English vocab
PUNCH — 1. v. & n. --v. & tr. 1. strike bluntly, esp. with a closed fist. 2 prod or poke with …
Oxford English vocab
ONE — adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1. single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Oxford English vocab
ABOVE — prep., adv., adj., & n. --prep. 1. over; on the top of; higher (vertically, up a slope or stream etc.) …
Oxford English vocab
WEIGHT — ( weights, weighting, weighted) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. The weight …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PUNCH — ( punches, punching, punched) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. If you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ONE — ( ones) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. One is the number …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ABOVE — Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. If one thing is above another …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ABOVE — Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. If one thing is ~ another …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
WEIGHT — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a weight problem (= the problem of being too fat ) ▪ Patients with …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PUNCH — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES Punch and Judy show punch bowl punched card rabbit punch sucker punch used...as a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ABOVE — I. adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES Above all else (= more than any other things ) ▪ Above all else …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ABOVE — [adverb] [not gradable], preposition - higher than or more than (something)The stars above (us) seemed cold and distant.The helicopter was …
Cambridge English vocab
ABOVE — Synonyms and related words : a cut above, above all, above and beyond, abovestairs, additionally, again, ahead, airward, all included, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
ABOVE — INDEX: 1. in a higher position than something RELATED WORDS opposite ↑ UNDER/BELOW above someone in a company/organization etc : …
Longman Activator English vocab
ABOVE — n. 25B6; preposition a tiny window above the door : OVER, higher (up) than; on top of, atop, on, upon. …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
ONE — pronoun 1 BAD : Fluency in English is one of the best qualifications you can have. GOOD : Fluency in …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
ABOVE — I adjective DUBIOUS : Taking all the above into account, one could say that tourism does more harm than good. …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
WEIGHT — 1. сущ. 1) а) вес; масса to gain, put on weight ≈ толстеть, поправляться to lose, take off weight ≈ …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PUNCH — I сущ. Punch 1) Панч, Петрушка Punch and Judy show ≈ кукольное представление (Джуди по сюжету жена Петрушки) 2) 'Панч' …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PUNCH — Панч, Петрушка - * and Judy Панч и Джуди (действующие лица ярмарочного балагана) "Панч" название лондонского юмористического журнала > as …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
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Большой Англо-Русский словарь
ABOVE — 1. нареч. 1) наверху, вверху; выше Below were the silvery lakes, above were the snowy peaks. ≈ Внизу лежали серебристые …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
WEIGHT — weight.ogg 1. weıt n 1. 1> вес specific weight - удельный вес my weight is 140 pounds - мой вес …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
PUNCH — punch.ogg _I 1. pʌntʃ n 1. компостер 2. тех. 1> штамп 2> штемпель; пуансон 3> кернер 4> пробойник; бородок 3. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
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Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
ABOVE — above.ogg 1. əʹbʌv n ( обыкн. the above) 1. 1> вышесказанное; вышеописанное; вышеизложенное; вышеупомянутое the above will show ... - …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей

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