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below the belt

in an unfair or cowardly way I think that he was hitting below the belt when he began to criticize me after I told him my true feelings on the matter.

belt you

hit you, punch you I should belt you for saying that my sister looks like a dog.

grain belt

a region or area that produces cereal crops The grain belt got very little rain this year. The land is dry.

green belt

an area of fields and trees around a town The city has a policy of increasing the green belt around the city.

had a belt

had a drink of alcohol, had a couple Ragnar had a belt or two at the tavern in town.

tighten our belts

not spend as much, be careful with our money We'll have to tighten our belts when Stan goes on pension.

wheatbelt

wheat-producing area, breadbasket Farmers in the wheatbelt pray for rain for their crops.

belt

1. to hit
2. a hit:"If you don't shut up moaning I'll give you a belt 'round the head"
3. a drink:"Have a belt of that brandy, it'll warm you up"

belt up

be quiet! shut up!

belter

an excellent thing or event [Orig. Northern dialect]

be beneath the belt

To unfairly ambition addition person's weakness or vulnerability. The byword refers to boxing, in which hitting an adversary beneath the waist is unacceptable. I apperceive she absolutely wants the promotion, but cogent the bang-up about my claimed problems was beneath the belt.Learn more: below, belt

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