OXFORD 9000
📚 verb • entry_id 53012

punch above one's weight

/pʌntʃ əˈbʌv wʌnz weɪt/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
coger cajita
To (attempt to) achieve or perform at a higher level than would be expected based on one's preparation, attributes, rank, or past accomplishments.
Having spent more than £500,000 on players last summer, Crawley can hardly be classed as minnows but they have still punched way above their weight and this kind of performance mea…
Ireland's current commissioner, Charlie McCreevy, is such a high-profile and outspoken figure who punches above his weight in Brussels in the important role of internal market comm…
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