LOW BLOW meaning: Unfair attack below the belt

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low blow: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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low blow: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
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Low blow: Sports Definitions

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Definitions from Wiktionary (low blow)

▸ noun: (boxing) An unfair or illegal blow that lands below the opponent’s waist.
▸ noun: (figurative, by extension) Any attack that is considered unfair or unscrupulous.

Opposite:

fair play, sportsmanship, honorable action

Adjectives:

fob, sock, hit, bob, flat, pat, knockdown-dragout, whipsaw, stomping, beat, tan

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