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Sunday punch

noun

Boxing. the most powerful and effective punch of a boxer, especially the punch used in trying to gain a knockout.

anything, as an armed force, line of argument, etc., capable of inflicting a powerful blow on a hostile or opposing person or thing.

Origin:
1930–35

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Sunday punch

—n
1.	boxing a heavy blow intended to knock out one's opponent
2.	any manoeuvre or action intended to crush an opponent

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Sunday punch definition

n.
a very solid and destructive blow; one's best blow. : Ralph aimed a Sunday punch at Frederick's nose, but he missed and spun about, striking his elbow on the banister.

Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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