I. verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
Punch and Judy show
punch bowl
punched card
rabbit punch
sucker punch
used...as a punching bag
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a young wife whose husband used her as a punching bag
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
out
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The six note left hand rhythm is literally punched out to lend a strong, exultant ring to the proceedings.
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At first, he considered punching out with a 7-iron.
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Down she goes, arms folded across her chest, crouching low and punching out kicks from the knee.
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Detectives Pembleton and Bayliss had punched out .
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The first watcher picked up the red phone nearby and punched out three digits.
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My lights would get punched out and I would bawl like a newborn.
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Something occurred to him, and he punched out Terence Rigby's number once again.
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He was walking about a foot off the earth, chest punched out and so forth.
■ NOUN
air
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Balvinder jumped up and down, punched the air , then promptly confronted the man with whom he had made the bet.
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Warehouses yawning out over the barren yards and loading docks; rusted cranes fused to their platforms, punching at the air .
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When we left the meeting, I should have been punching the air with joy.
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Then he plunged in, and when he saw he was correct, punched the air with a raised left hand.
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Sharpe saw the blossoming smoke a fraction before the sound punched the air .
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Men's fists punched the air , brandishing flagons of beer.
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A small cheer emerged from behind and I punched the air with delight.
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Caballeros punched the air with the exultation of victory.
button
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D'Arcy punched the intercom button and introduced himself to the disembodied Oriental voice at the other end.
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I sat down in my swivel chair and propped my feet up, punching the replay button on the answering machine.
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He found it on the far side, punched the red button and watched the big metal doors start to move.
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The appeal punched the right buttons and played to the latent bigotry and fears in many whites.
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Being a very friendly fellow he once let me punch the red button that started the press.
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Hours later he punches a button on his computer and an electronic scream of rage races into cyberspace.
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Krajewski punched the freeze frame button .
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He leaned back and punched an erase button at the center of his thoughts.
card
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The coding instructions are necessary if the data are to be punched into cards and processed by computer equipment.
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Just for the sake of clarity, perhaps we should call employees who do more than punch their time card intrapreneurs.
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Every day he punched cards , punched and punched, trying to avoid instability, divergence, distortion.
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He is expected to punch his time card in April.
clock
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Dear Help Wanted: We punch a time clock and our employer has a rigid lateness policy.
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You had a lot of people who had been there a long time, and they were just punching that clock .
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Bobby punched the clock in four other maquilas before she got her current job as a clothes inspector at the Minsa plant.
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Being a Council member entails neither heavy lifting nor punching a time clock .
code
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If some one punches in the wrong code more than three times, the alarm sounds automatically.
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They evidently punched the Tulua code into the cockpit computer.
face
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He took his left hand off the throttle and punched himself in the face .
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He punched Converse across the face with a stiff girlish forearm.
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She began screaming and he punched her in the face and ran off.
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Campbell threw Costa into a glass cooler door and punched him in the face three times.
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When Neil refused they punched him in the face and dragged him to shops two miles away.
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The men punched Rodriguez in the face until he fell, then stomped and kicked him in the head, police said.
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As Mr Mullen raised the shears above his head, Jimmy punched him in the face .
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They claimed she was punched in the face by one of the suspects.
nose
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The floor punched me in the nose and I stretched out on it.
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On another some one told him that an irate parishioner had threatened to punch Ray in the nose .
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What she would give to punch him on the nose , and flatten once and for all his insulting, devilish assumptions.
row
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These are punched on rows two, three, six, seven, ten, eleven, and so on.
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On the first row , punch any position that isn't punched on row two.
stomach
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Feeling as though she had been punched in the stomach , she staggered into the drawing-room and sank on to the sofa.
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If some one gets punched in the stomach , pain and bruising may occur.
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I struggled and punched him in the stomach .
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I felt like some one had punched me in the stomach .
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
as pleased as Punch
knockout punch/blow
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And then, as if to deliver the knockout blow to his scheme, the phone rang.
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But the new West Indies proved encouragingly resilient, repeatedly getting up off the canvas to deliver the final knockout punch.
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Great passing; good running, but they lacked a knockout punch.
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He may not have a knockout punch, but he does have good moves all the way to the bell.
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If people will use the vaccine available, it is possible to give paralytic polio a knockout blow within the next year.
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It was a knockout punch of which Indurain, Hinault or Merckx would have been proud.
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That seven eighty-one was like a knockout punch.
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The business was reeling from what appeared to have been the knockout punch.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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All you have to do is punch a few buttons and the computer will do the rest for you.
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Dean punched her in the ribs and pushed her against the wall.
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I punched holes in the papers and filed them away in a binder.
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The conductor walked through the train, punching everyone's ticket.
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The shoemaker was threading stitches through tiny holes he had punched in the leather.
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The woman claimed that she had been punched and kicked by one of the policemen.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Chamfer the top corners and nail on with 1-1/2in ovals, punched in and filled.
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He blundered forward, punching wildly.
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He is expected to punch his time card in April.
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I sat down in my swivel chair and propped my feet up, punching the replay button on the answering machine.
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Just for the sake of clarity, perhaps we should call employees who do more than punch their time card intrapreneurs.
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Meg was trying to snap Jackie in action as she helped her fighter Tony Weeks punch his way to victory.
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Norm Kleinebriel, owner, sits at the end of the long bar smoking a cigarette and punching a calculator.
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She began screaming and he punched her in the face and ran off.
II. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
knockout
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It was a knockout punch of which Indurain, Hinault or Merckx would have been proud.
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That seven eighty-one was like a knockout punch .
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He may not have a knockout punch , but he does have good moves all the way to the bell.
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The business was reeling from what appeared to have been the knockout punch .
powerful
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This is the principle behind fast flurries of powerful punches .
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Though not the most powerful punch ever thrown, Stretch's right hook was delivered with perfect timing.
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The espresso, in small cups, is dark and serious and packs a more powerful punch .
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This will give the Cheshires a good deal more protection and pack a much more powerful punch should they be attacked again.
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You notice that the opponent is standing in a wide stance, so you throw a powerful reverse punch at his face.
rum
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The more rum punch , the better the beat!
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Your rum punch has made people stinko.
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A superb rum punch had all the characteristics of merciful execution.
■ NOUN
bag
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Also train on the punch bag , aiming your kicks as high as you can and reaching as far as possible.
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When you have enough cash you can buy training equipment such as a skipping rope, punch bag or robot boxer!
bowl
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It was more a tidal wave in a punch bowl .
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They held the punch bowl at parties, the potato salad, chips and dips.
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Smiling at Evelyn, and ignoring Geoffrey, she made her way across the room to the punch bowl .
card
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The amended listing was then sent to an outside data preparation bureau where data were recorded on punch cards .
line
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They always saw his jokes before he got to the punch line .
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Bobby Boy is always looking for the punch line to every situation.
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Insert your own punch line here.
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But he forgot the punch line for any business transaction: Did you get paid?
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She waited for the punch line , her shoes growing soggy.
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They rolled in the grass at the repetition of her punch line .
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The shtup part was funnier than the punch line .
■ VERB
deliver
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Types of strike 1: The attacker steps forward into the right stance to deliver a right lunge punch .
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The rest are elbows delivered , punches thrown, verbally abusing referees, skipping All-Star media day, obscene gestures, tantrum-throwing.
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But the new West Indies proved encouragingly resilient, repeatedly getting up off the canvas to deliver the final knockout punch .
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Because of these fundamental properties of ocean surface waves, they are capable of delivering their punch over enormous distances.
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But it is Lorca delivering the punch , not the composer.
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In May, Ruelas delivered the punches that resulted in the death of Jimmy Garcia.
drink
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One-Tree Hill, fictitious site of the shooting picnic at which Pickwick drinks too much punch and end up in the pound.
land
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You landed a bloody good punch .
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Against Ruddock, a marginal fighter others have put away easily, Tyson never landed the big punch .
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He shot out his right arm and landed a punch on Lorrimer's nose.
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Tyson landed one punch after the other until a perfect right uppercut almost sent Bruno out of the ring.
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In the second round Trentham began to land the odd punch , but never hard enough to allow Tommy to go down.
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And while Ruelas' outstanding defensive instincts were evident, Herrera landed good punches throughout.
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The first tried to land a punch , but he missed.
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Then I began to land some good punches .
pack
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For the first time in a long time, an Eddie Murphy movie packs a punch .
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The paper is light; it doesn't pack a punch .
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He also packed a mean punch , according to his estranged wife Sheila.
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Square-cut and staid to behold, it packs a potent punch quite at odds with its looks.
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At last - takeaway sandwiches with flavour that packs a punch !
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Though it packed a stronger punch in the north-eastern states, it wreaked greater havoc in the south.
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The trick is to pack as much magnetic punch into as small an amount of seawater as possible.
pull
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Nizan generally spoke his mind and refused to pull his punches .
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It also ended speculation that Cuomo might pull his punches in criticizing Clinton on the welfare issue.
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From the pulpit Rev Paul Andrianatos pulls no punches .
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Greenberg's judgment pulls no punches .
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That is why the transport white paper pulled its punches and proposed more road-building.
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They never pull any punches the way happiness does.
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The backdrop of 1950s Harlem is violent and sinister and the direction pulls few punches .
roll
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Also be aware that the struggle itself can be exhilarating and enlightening, so roll with the punches and enjoy the fight!
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In high school you could just roll with the punches .
throw
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Hull were reduced to 12 men on the hour when Mark Jones was sent off for throwing a punch at Gary Tees.
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I throw a lot of punches and they all count.
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Begin from a fighting stance, perhaps by throwing a light snap punch into the opponent's face from the front hand.
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Every time he throws a punch , he moves his face.
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He elbowed the Saracens number 8, Barry Crawley, who in turn, threw a punch which floored the Gloucester man.
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Whitaker will throw enough punches to win on points.
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Ail that is needed is to throw an oncoming punch off course.
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I began throwing punches whenever I thought no one was looking.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
as pleased as Punch
haul off and hit/punch/kick sb
knockout punch/blow
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And then, as if to deliver the knockout blow to his scheme, the phone rang.
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But the new West Indies proved encouragingly resilient, repeatedly getting up off the canvas to deliver the final knockout punch.
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Great passing; good running, but they lacked a knockout punch.
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He may not have a knockout punch, but he does have good moves all the way to the bell.
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If people will use the vaccine available, it is possible to give paralytic polio a knockout blow within the next year.
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It was a knockout punch of which Indurain, Hinault or Merckx would have been proud.
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That seven eighty-one was like a knockout punch.
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The business was reeling from what appeared to have been the knockout punch.
land a punch/blow etc
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Flaws' Nigel's style includes getting caught with punches in order to land punches.
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He shot out his right arm and landed a punch on Lorrimer's nose.
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Sharpe hacked again, this time landing a blow on the back of the helmet.
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The first tried to land a punch, but he missed.
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This time, he hardly landed a blow as the majestic Christie cruised home.
pack a (hard/hefty/strong etc) punch
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A wave 10 feet high and 500 feet long can pack a punch of 400,000 pounds per linear foot of its crest.
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Anne Packer packed a punch with Baked Beans.
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At last - takeaway sandwiches with flavour that packs a punch!
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For the first time in a long time, an Eddie Murphy movie packs a punch.
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The paper is light; it doesn't pack a punch.
pull a punch
ride a punch/blow
roll with the punches
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Many industries were able to roll with the punches in a tough economy.
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Also be aware that the struggle itself can be exhilarating and enlightening, so roll with the punches and enjoy the fight!
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In high school you could just roll with the punches.
throw a punch
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Foreman, once the World Heavyweight Champion, says 'I never throw a punch in anger.'
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Rogers threw a punch at Martin.
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Every time he throws a punch, he moves his face.
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He elbowed the Saracens number 8, Barry Crawley, who in turn, threw a punch which floored the Gloucester man.
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Hull were reduced to 12 men on the hour when Mark Jones was sent off for throwing a punch at Gary Tees.
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I began throwing punches whenever I thought no one was looking.
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I began to imagine throwing punches at the Bashers.
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I saw men in red shirts throwing punches at an old man.
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Pascoe threw a punch and missed, then threw another and felt the connection travel to the point of his elbow.
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This means that even if the opponent throws a punch, you will have drawn back and out of range.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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a bowl of rum punch
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Mike gave me a punch on the arm.
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The new Ford Mustang has a lot of punch .
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Thomas' novel loses its punch toward the end.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A superb rum punch had all the characteristics of merciful execution.
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And heart disease took a one-two punch .
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His oh-so-careful slimy grin that lashed out and maimed as much as a punch or a kick.
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I couldn't see more than three frames between standing still and throwing the punch .
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Penalosa's lack of mobility is counter-balanced by his southpaw stance and hard punch .
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The defender now turns attacker, stepping quickly forward and striking with a reverse punch to his attacker's chest.
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The mid-term exam hit her like a blind punch .