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noun Also called one-two punch .Boxing . a left-hand jab immediately followed by a right cross.
Informal . any strong or effective combination of two people or things:The old one-two of a good passer and a good receiver is the best way to win football games.
Fencing . a type of attack made up of two movements.
adjective employing or suggesting a one-two; with one major or powerful thing or person combined with or following another.
Origin of one-two First recorded in 1800–10
Words nearby one-two one-to-one, one-track, one-track mind, one-trick pony, Onetti, one-two , one up, one-upmanship, one-way, one-way mirror, one way or another
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Example sentences from the Web for one-two And there was a time, prior to the one-two punch of Catwoman and Elektra, when superhero films were championed minority heroes.
Fear of a Minority Superhero: Marvel's Obsession with White Guys Saving the World | Marlow Stern| August 7, 2014| DAILY BEAST
You can hear it all over Lazaretto, but especially in the one-two punch of "Temporary Ground" and "Would You Fight for My Love?"
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Victims and those who work with victims of sexual assault describe the pain as a one-two punch.
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Had it been a one-two result, could you imagine the sibling rivalry?
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Instead, they were both taken out in a one-two shot by supposed good guy Michael, in one of the biggest twists of the series.
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I'll give 'im one-two between the eyes if 'e touches me again.
At teacher's command, they swung their arms back and forth vigorously to an accompaniment of the inevitable "one-two , one-two ."
A Son of the City | Herman Gastrell Seely
You might have counted one-two before he betrayed the least sign of having heard her.
Manslaughter | Alice Duer Miller
Only thing we ever had trouble with wuz the 'lectric light bulbs in Paulsburg the one-two times our folks went down there.
The trunk, which was eaten first, was called Na vale ka rusa (the house that perishes); the feet, Ndua-rua(one-two ).
The Fijians | Basil Thomson
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British Dictionary definitions for one-two noun boxing a jab with the leading hand followed by a cross with the other hand
soccer another term for wall pass
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