| 单词 | punch-out |
| 释义 | punch-out[ puhnch-out ] / ˈpʌntʃˌaʊt / nouna small section of cardboard or metal surrounded by perforations so that it can be easily forced out. Slang. a fistfight or brawl. Origin of punch-outFirst recorded in 1925–30; noun use of verb phrase punch out Words nearby punch-outpunch in, Punchinello, punching bag, punch line, punch list, punch-out, punch press, punch spoon, punch-up, punchy, punctate Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Idioms and Phrases with punch-outpunch out Record one's time of departure from work, as in We never punch out at exactly five o'clock. This usage, dating from the 1920s, alludes to the use of a time clock. Also see punch in, def. 1. Eject from a military aircraft, as in The pilot punched out just before the plane blew up. [Slang; 1960s] The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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