Idiom
body blow
Meaning
A serious setback; a traumatizing event which prevents or hinders continuation of an activity.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“The loss of their main sponsor was a real body blow.”
“Losing the championship game after such a long season was a major body blow to the team's morale.”
“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.”
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.”
Key words
Related idioms
- Updated