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body blow

idiom
Meaning

A serious setback; a traumatizing event which prevents or hinders continuation of an activity.


Examples
SIMPLE

The loss of their main sponsor was a real body blow.

CONTEXTUAL

Losing the championship game after such a long season was a major body blow to the team's morale.

COMPLEX

The sudden cancellation of the project served as a devastating body blow to the department, effectively halting all progress on their research for the remainder of the year.

Anchors to
Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    blow a fuse

    To lose one's temper; to become enraged.

  2. 02

    blow a hole through

    To destroy the integrity or cohesion of.

  3. 03

    blow a kiss

    To kiss one's own hand, then blow on it in a direction towards the recipient.

  4. 04

    blow away

    To kill (someone) by shooting them with a firearm.

  5. 05

    blow chunks

    To vomit chunks of undigested food.

  6. 06

    blow hot air

    To engage in empty or exaggerated talk that lacks substance, credibility, or truth; to bluster.

  7. 07

    blow hot and cold

    To behave inconsistently; to vacillate or to waver, as between extremes of opinion or emotion.

  8. 08

    blow me

    An expression of discontent or aggravation to another party (with a metaphorical connotation of fellatio).

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