Low blow Meaning in English

expression

US

ˈɫoʊ/ /ˈbɫoʊ

LOH BLOH

UK

lˈəʊ/ /blˈəʊ

LOH BLOH

التعريف

A remark or action that is especially unfair, hurtful, or intended to insult someone, often when they are already feeling bad.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

'Low blow' is informal and often refers to personal insults or unfair attacks, spoken or written. Common collocations: 'That's a low blow,' 'It was a low blow.' Often used to show disappointment with someone's behavior. Do not use for physical attacks literally.

• Spanish: golpe bajo (figurado) - comentario hiriente - ataque injusto
• Portuguese (BR): golpe baixo (figurado) - comentário maldoso - ataque injusto
• Portuguese (PT): golpe baixo (figurado) - comentário maldoso - ataque injusto
• Chinese (Simplified): 下三滥的手段 - 卑鄙的话
• Chinese (Traditional): 下三濫的手段 - 卑鄙的話
• Hindi: नीच हरकत - गलत आरोप
• Arabic: ضربة تحت الحزام (مجازي) - تعليق جارح
• Bengali: নিচু আঘাত - কুপ্রকাশ
• Russian: удар ниже пояса
• Japanese: 卑劣な一撃 - ひどい一言
• Vietnamese: đòn dưới thắt lưng - lời nói tổn thương
• Korean: 비겁한 공격 - 비열한 말
• Turkish: aşağılık bir darbe - bel altı söz
• Urdu: کم ظرف حرکت - نیچ وار
• Indonesian: pukulan rendah - serangan tidak adil

جمل نموذجية

Calling someone a liar was a low blow.

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That joke about my new job was a low blow.

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Bringing up his mistakes in front of others was a low blow.

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Wow, that was a low blow—you didn’t have to say that.

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I know you’re upset, but that comment was a low blow.

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Bringing up my past failures is such a low blow during an argument.

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