punch below one's weight

الإنجليزية - الإنجليزية

تعريف punch below one's weight في الإنجليزية الإنجليزية القاموس.

To achieve or perform at a level lower than should be expected based on one's preparation, attributes, rank, or past accomplishments

But the overall effect is flimsy and insubstantial, a gifted writer punching well below his weight.

الواصلة

punch be·low one's weight

التركية النطق

pʌnç bilō wʌnz weyt

المترادفات

underachieve

المتضادة

overachieve, punch above one's weight

النطق

/ˈpənʧ bēˈlō ˈwənz ˈwāt/ /ˈpʌnʧ biːˈloʊ ˈwʌnz ˈweɪt/

علم أصول الكلمات

() An allusion to the sport of boxing.