كيف تنطق "body blow"

expression

BAH-dee bloh

BOD-ee BLOH

التعريف

A powerful hit to the body, especially in boxing. Figuratively, it means a big disappointment or setback that is hard to recover from.

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

ˈbɑdi/ /ˈbɫoʊ

الإنجليزية البريطانية

bˈɒdi/ /blˈəʊ

أمريكي

BAH-dee bloh

بريطاني

BOD-ee BLOH

The boxer took a body blow in the third round.

Losing his job was a body blow to his confidence.

The new tax was a body blow to small businesses.

That news came as a real body blow to our team.