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Below the belt   /bɪlˈoʊ ðə bɛlt/   Listen
Below the belt

adjective
1.
Disregarding the rules (from the notion of an illegal low blow in boxing).





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"Below the belt" Quotes from Famous Books



... clubs and sabres and not trusted with revolvers, these police agents make good use of hands and feet. Not being bound by the rules of the ring, their favorite blow is the blow below the belt. It is viciously administered by both foot and knee. Next to that is the kick on the shins, which, delivered by a heavy, iron-shod cowhide boot, is pretty apt to render the recipient hors de combat. Supplemented by a quick fist and directed by a ...
— Mlle. Fouchette - A Novel of French Life • Charles Theodore Murray


Words linked to "Below the belt" :   boxing, unjust, pugilism, fisticuffs, unfair, fairly


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