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damaging blow

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  • blow — I [[t]blo͟ʊ[/t]] VERB USES ♦♦ blows, blowing, blew, blown (Please look at category 15 to see if the expression you are looking for is shown under another headword.) 1) VERB When a wind or breeze blows, the air moves. A chill wind blew at the top… …   English dictionary

  • blow up in one's face — phrasal : to fail completely and publicly especially in such a way as to embarrass his whole scheme blew up in his face * * * (of an action, project, or situation) go drastically wrong with damaging effects to oneself …   Useful english dictionary

  • Hammer blow — Hammer blow, in rail terminology, refers to the vertical forces transferred to the track by the driving wheels of a steam locomotive and some diesel locomotives. The largest proportion of this is due to the unbalanced reciprocating motion,… …   Wikipedia

  • body blow — noun 1. : a usually hard blow in boxing that lands between the neck and the waistline 2. : a serious setback or defeat the committee has already delivered a body blow to wage stabilization New Republic * * * noun, pl ⋯ blows [count] : a hard hit… …   Useful english dictionary

  • body blow — noun Date: 1792 1. a blow to the body 2. a damaging or deeply felt blow < an economic body blow > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • deliver a blow to sb — deliver a blow to sb/sth ► to have a damaging effect on someone or something: »This move is going to continue to deliver a blow to the company and its position in the industry. Main Entry: ↑deliver …   Financial and business terms

  • deliver a blow to sb/sth — ► to have a damaging effect on someone or something: »This move is going to continue to deliver a blow to the company and its position in the industry. Main Entry: ↑deliver …   Financial and business terms

  • deliver a blow to sth — deliver a blow to sb/sth ► to have a damaging effect on someone or something: »This move is going to continue to deliver a blow to the company and its position in the industry. Main Entry: ↑deliver …   Financial and business terms

  • cushion the blow — to do something that reduces harm. The way to cushion the blow is to raise prices slowly, not all at once. Etymology: from the idea of making the force of one thing hitting another less damaging by surrounding it with something soft …   New idioms dictionary

  • Mushiking: King of the Beetles — Mushiking: The King of Beetles Developer(s) SEGA Publisher(s) …   Wikipedia

  • Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld — Infobox Dutch Royalty|prince|consort name =Bernhard of Lippe Biesterfeld title =Prince Consort of the Netherlands caption = imgw =200 reign =6 September 1948 30 April 1980 spouse =Juliana issue =Beatrix Princess Irene, Duchess of Parma Princess… …   Wikipedia

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