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land a blow

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land a blow 
1. Lit. to strike someone. He kept moving, and I found it almost impossible to land a blow. The boxer landed a blow to the face of his opponent.
2. Fig. to make a point. I think I really landed a blow with that remark about extortion. The point about justice landed a blow.
See also: blow, land
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BEST LONGSHOT A forecast outsider who could be primed to outrun its likely odds jj SOUNDS OF THUNDER can land a blow in a wide-open nursery over 1m at Nottingham (2.
BEST LONGSHOT A forecast outsider [...] by The Racing Post (London, England)
In the 57th minute Faherty smashed a shot on target which Danny O'Leary gathered as Galway sought to land a blow.
A LONG SHOT FOR GLORY by The Mirror (London, England)
The raiding party crossed the Atlantic with high hopes last year but the likes of Dylan Thomas and Passage Of Time could not land a blow, while the tragic demise of George Washington in the Classic further clouded a dismal challenge.
Chasing revenge by Coventry Evening Telegraph (England)
 
 
 
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