below the belt

介词短语
/bɪˈləʊ ðiː bɛlt/    /bəˈloʊ ðə bɛlt/

英文释义

介词短语
  1. Of a punch, landing illegally, below the opponent's waist.
  2. Unfair; dirty; not according to the generally accepted rules. broadly,idiomatic
    — Commenting on his bachelorhood in a debate on marital ethics was a bit below the belt, don't you think?
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see below, the, belt.
    — For quotations using this term, see Citations:below the belt.
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