Смысл: bag-punching

bag-punching[ʹbæg͵pʌntʃıŋ]
n
<Í> тренировка в ударах по подвесной груше (бокс)

punch Идиома

beat someone to the punch (draw)

do something before others He beat me to the punch and arrived at the interview first.

pack a punch

hit hard, have a strong effect Here's a word that packs a punch: guilty.

pleased as punch

very pleased, happy about Our minister is pleased as punch when there's a large offering.

pull punches

talk nice, ease up, take it easy on you If the service is poor, he doesn't pull punches. He complains.

punch your lights out

hit you, knock you down, knock you out If you try to kiss my girlfriend I'll punch your lights out.

roll with the punches

be a flexible competitor, pick yourself up In politics you learn to roll with the punches and keep going.

take a punch at

Idiom(s): take a punch at sb

Theme: ATTACK

to punch or strike at someone. (Informal.)
• Mary got so angry at Bob that she took a punch at him.
• She took a punch at him, but she missed.

pull one's punches

Idiom(s): pull one's punches

Theme: CRITICISM

to hold back in one's criticism. (Usually in the negative. The one's can be replaced with any.)
• I didn't pull any punches. I told her just what I thought of her.
• The teacher doesn't pull any punches when it comes to discipline.

beat sb to the punch

Idiom(s): beat someone to the punch AND beat someone to the draw

Theme: EARLY

to do something before someone else does it.
• I wanted to have the first new car, but Sally beat me to the punch.
• I planned to write a book about computers, but someone else beat me to the draw.

Beat to the punch

If you beat someone to the punch, you act before them and gain an advantage.

Pull no punches

If you pull no punches, you hold nothing back.

Pull your punches

If you pull your punches, you do not use all the power or authority at your disposal.

Punching bag

A punching bag (or punch bag) is a person who gets a lot of unfair criticism.

Take a punch

If somebody takes a blow, something bad happens to them.

beat to the punch|beat|beat to the draw|punch

v. phr., slang To do something before another person has a chance to do it. John was going to apply for the job, but Ted beat him to the draw. Lois bought the dress before Mary could beat her to the punch.

pack a punch|pack|pack a wallop|punch|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.

pull one's punches|pull|punch|punches

v. phr., informal 1. Not to hit as hard as you can. Jimmy pulled his punches and let Paul win the boxing match. 2. To hide unpleasant facts or make them seem good.

Usually used in the negative. The mayor spoke bluntly; he didn't pull any punches.
Antonym: STRAIGHT PROM THE SHOULDER.

punch-drunk|drunk|punch

adj. 1. Dazed or become dulled in the mind from being hit in the head. He was a punch-drunk boxer who made his living shining shoes. 2. In a foggy state of mind; groggy. Mary was so thrilled at winning the contest she acted punch-drunk. Mark was punch-drunk for a few minutes after he fell off his bicycle.

take a punch at|poke|punch|sock|take|take a poke|t

v. phr. To try to hit (someone) with the fist; swing or strike at; attack with the fists. Bob was very angry and suddenly he took a punch at Fred. Johnny knocked my hat off, so I took a poke at him. I felt like taking a sock at Joe, but I kept my temper.

throw a punch|punch|throw

v. phr. To strike at someone with your fist; hit; punch. Bob became so mad at Fred that he threw a punch at him. The bell rang and the boxers started throwing punches.
Compare: TAKE A PUNCH AT.

can't punch one's way out of a paper bag

can't punch one's way out of a paper bag
Be inept, as in Ask him to program the VCR? He can't punch his way out of a paper bag. This hyperbolic term for extreme ineptitude originally was an expression of contempt for a weak or cowardly boxer. [Slang; c. 1910]

punch

punch
In addition to the idioms beginning with punch, also see beat to it; can't punch one's way out of a paper bag; pack a punch; pleased as Punch; pull no punches; roll with the punches; sucker punch; throw a punch.
* * *
- punch in
- punch out

punch in

punch in
1) Also, punch a or the clock. Check in at a job upon arrival, as in You have to punch in or you won't get paid, or In this office no one has to punch a clock. This usage alludes to the use of a time clock, which has a button an employee punches or strikes to record the time of arrival on a card. [1920s] Also see punch out, def. 1.
2) Keyboard data into a computer, as in He was careful about punching in all the payments. [Mid-1900s]

punch out

punch out
1) Record one's time of departure from work, as in We never punch out at exactly five o'clock. This usage, dating from the 1920s, alludes to the use of a time clock. Also see punch in, def. 1.
2) Eject from a military aircraft, as in The pilot punched out just before the plane blew up. [Slang; 1960s]

sucker punch

sucker punch
An unexpected blow, as in They felt that suddenly raising the interest rate was a sucker punch to the administration. This expression comes from boxing, where it is used for a punch delivered unexpectedly; boxing great Jack Dempsey wrote, “The right lead [for a right-handed boxer] is called a sucker punch.” [Slang; mid-1900s]

throw a punch

throw a punch
Deliver a blow with the first, as in He was furious enough to throw a punch at the other driver. This term originated in boxing but has been extended to less formal fisticuffs as well. [First half of 1900s]