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to hit below the belt
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(Expression) Metaphorically, to exploit an opponent's weakness in an unfair manner; literally, in a boxing match, to violate the rule against striking an opponent below the belt.Usage: He was disqualified in the boxing match because he hit below his opponent's belt.
(Expression) to act unfairly in a contest
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to dip
to disappear
to dot all the I's and cross all the T's
to draw the line
to eat
to encounter
to feed
to flag off
to gild the lily
To give oneself airs
To give someone the business
to give/lend colour to
to go on
to go to town
to have ants in your pants
To hit the marketplace
to hit the roadblock
to improve
to invent the wheel
to leave in the lurch
to live like God in France
to make it
to make up for
to need something like a fish needs a bicycle
to out (someone)
to pace the floor
to paint in bright/dark colours
to play
to play second fiddle
to pop one’s clogs
to dip
to disappear
to dot all the I's and cross all the T's
to draw the line
to eat
to encounter
to feed
to flag off
to gild the lily
To give oneself airs
To give someone the business
to give/lend colour to
to go on
to go to town
to have ants in your pants
to hit below the belt
To Hit it offTo hit the marketplace
to hit the roadblock
to improve
to invent the wheel
to leave in the lurch
to live like God in France
to make it
to make up for
to need something like a fish needs a bicycle
to out (someone)
to pace the floor
to paint in bright/dark colours
to play
to play second fiddle
to pop one’s clogs