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"etymology_text": "An allusion to a boxer who punches more powerfully than other boxers in the same weight class.",
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"ref": "2008 December 11, David Charter, “Ireland takes a gamble on new Lisbon vote”, in The Times, London, retrieved 2009-12-23",
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"ref": "2011 January 29, Chris Bevan, “Torquay 0 – 1 Crawley Town”, in BBC Sport, archived from the original on 2016-01-14",
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{
"text": "2017 Tad the Lost Explorer and the Secret of King Midas\nI can see why you love her so much. You're definitely punching above your weight."
}
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"To (attempt to) achieve or perform at a higher level than would be expected based on one's preparation, attributes, rank, or past accomplishments."
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"(idiomatic) To (attempt to) achieve or perform at a higher level than would be expected based on one's preparation, attributes, rank, or past accomplishments."
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"word": "bite off more than one can chew"
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"word": "outkick one's coverage"
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"word": "punch above one's weight class"
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"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "nadskačam se",
"sense": "achieve or perform at a higher level than would be expected based on one's preparation, attributes, rank, or past accomplishments",
"word": "надскачам се"
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"sense": "achieve or perform at a higher level than would be expected based on one's preparation, attributes, rank, or past accomplishments",
"word": "překročit svůj stín"
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"code": "fi",
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"sense": "achieve or perform at a higher level than would be expected based on one's preparation, attributes, rank, or past accomplishments",
"word": "ylittää kykynsä (overachieve)"
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"english": "try to",
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"sense": "achieve or perform at a higher level than would be expected based on one's preparation, attributes, rank, or past accomplishments",
"word": "yrittää liikoja"
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"sense": "achieve or perform at a higher level than would be expected based on one's preparation, attributes, rank, or past accomplishments",
"word": "s’attaquer à plus fort que soi"
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"code": "fr",
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"sense": "achieve or perform at a higher level than would be expected based on one's preparation, attributes, rank, or past accomplishments",
"word": "s’en prendre à plus fort que soi"
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"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "achieve or perform at a higher level than would be expected based on one's preparation, attributes, rank, or past accomplishments",
"word": "über seine Grenzen hinaus wachsen"
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"sense": "achieve or perform at a higher level than would be expected based on one's preparation, attributes, rank, or past accomplishments",
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"word": "występować lepiej, niż się oczekiwało"
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"word": "wystąpić lepiej, niż się oczekiwało"
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"code": "ru",
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"roman": "prýgnutʹ výše golový",
"sense": "achieve or perform at a higher level than would be expected based on one's preparation, attributes, rank, or past accomplishments",
"word": "пры́гнуть вы́ше головы́"
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"text": "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 means no-one will relish pulling them out of the hat in Sunday's draw.",
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"text": "2017 Tad the Lost Explorer and the Secret of King Midas\nI can see why you love her so much. You're definitely punching above your weight."
}
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"word": "punch above one's weight class"
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"roman": "nadskačam se",
"sense": "achieve or perform at a higher level than would be expected based on one's preparation, attributes, rank, or past accomplishments",
"word": "надскачам се"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "achieve or perform at a higher level than would be expected based on one's preparation, attributes, rank, or past accomplishments",
"word": "překročit svůj stín"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "achieve or perform at a higher level than would be expected based on one's preparation, attributes, rank, or past accomplishments",
"word": "ylittää kykynsä (overachieve)"
},
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"english": "try to",
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"sense": "achieve or perform at a higher level than would be expected based on one's preparation, attributes, rank, or past accomplishments",
"word": "yrittää liikoja"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "achieve or perform at a higher level than would be expected based on one's preparation, attributes, rank, or past accomplishments",
"word": "s’attaquer à plus fort que soi"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "achieve or perform at a higher level than would be expected based on one's preparation, attributes, rank, or past accomplishments",
"word": "s’en prendre à plus fort que soi"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "achieve or perform at a higher level than would be expected based on one's preparation, attributes, rank, or past accomplishments",
"word": "über seine Grenzen hinaus wachsen"
},
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"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "achieve or perform at a higher level than would be expected based on one's preparation, attributes, rank, or past accomplishments",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
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"word": "występować lepiej, niż się oczekiwało"
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"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "achieve or perform at a higher level than would be expected based on one's preparation, attributes, rank, or past accomplishments",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "wystąpić lepiej, niż się oczekiwało"
},
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"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "prýgnutʹ výše golový",
"sense": "achieve or perform at a higher level than would be expected based on one's preparation, attributes, rank, or past accomplishments",
"word": "пры́гнуть вы́ше головы́"
}
],
"word": "punch above one's weight"
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