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Sunday punch

–noun
1. Boxing. the most powerful and effective punch of a boxer, esp. the punch used in trying to gain a knockout.
2. 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

  1. 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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