strike a blow

English

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Verb

strike a blow (third-person singular simple present strikes a blow, present participle striking a blow, simple past struck a blow, past participle struck a blow or (rare) stricken a blow)

  1. (idiomatic) To hit; to successfully land a hit.
    His opponent danced and dodged so nimbly that he couldn’t strike a blow.
  2. (figuratively) To do something to support or defend (for) or to hinder or harm (at / against) something.
    The Supreme Court ruling struck a blow for gender equality.
    It is hoped that the new vaccine will strike a blow against the spread of tuberculosis.
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