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  2. List of sports idioms - Wikipedia

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    The "punch-drunk" meaning OED cites to 1936; the "dizzy" meaning appears two years later. The "carefree…etc" connotation appears in 1937; [76] it appears the evolution of the idiomatic meaning was influenced by the element "happy" over that of "slap". sparring partner Boxing: A person with whom one routinely argues or enjoys arguing.

  3. Strike (attack) - Wikipedia

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    There are many different varieties of strikes. A strike with the hand closed into a fist is called a punch, a strike with a fingertip is called a jab'’ a strike with the leg or foot is called a kick, and a strike with the head is called a headbutt. There are also other variations employed in martial arts and combat sports.

  4. Glossary of English-language idioms derived from baseball

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    Getting everything in a series of items right. In baseball, someone with a batting average of one thousand (written as 1.000) has had a hit for every at bat in the relevant time period (e.g., in a game). AHDI dates its non-baseball usage to the 1920s. [7] May also be used sarcastically when someone is getting everything wrong.

  5. Sucker punch - Wikipedia

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    A sucker punch (American English), also known as a cheap shot, coward punch, one-punch attack, or king-hit [1] (Australian English), is a punch thrown at the recipient unprovoked and without warning, [2] allowing no time for preparation or defense on their end. The term is generally used in situations where the way in which the punch has been ...

  6. Glossary of professional wrestling terms - Wikipedia

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    Also road agent, producer and coach. A management employee, often a former wrestler (though it can be a current wrestler or even a non-wrestler), who helps wrestlers set up matches, plan storylines, give criticisms on matches, and relay instructions from the bookers. Agents often act as a liaison between wrestlers and higher-level management and sometimes may also help in training younger ...

  7. British slang - Wikipedia

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    To hit, punch or beat soundly. From a 19th-century variant of baste, meaning to beat thoroughly. [246] pasting A sound thrashing or heavy defeat. [246] pegged To die [ie he pegged it last week] Thought to have originated from soldiers in the First World War playing the card game cribbage. Scores in cribbage are kept on a peg board and the ...

  8. Knockout - Wikipedia

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    Body blows, particularly the liver punch, can cause progressive, debilitating pain that can also result in a KO. In boxing and kickboxing, a knockout is usually awarded when one participant falls to the canvas and is unable to rise to their feet within a specified period of time, typically because of exhaustion, pain, disorientation, or ...

  9. Glossary of early twentieth century slang in the United States

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    Leave someone holding the responsibility or blame is to abandon them [286] lens louise The person who dominated all the conversations [248] let george do it Work evading phrase i.e.Let someone else cover the cost of achieving the shared benefit [287] let's blouse Work evading phrase e.g.Let's blouse this clambake! [248] lettuce