178. Blow Collocations - Deal a Blow / Strike a Blow / Come as a blow / Come to blows / Blow-by-Blow account / Body Blow / Soften the Blow / Cushion the Blow

Deal a Blow to : ~에 큰 피해를 주다, ~을 때리다, ~을 치다

Strike a Blow for [against] : ~에 맞서 싸우다, ~를 위해 싸우다

A blow, means a hit, a punch, a kick, a bang, is powerful strong stroke

Metaphorically, a blow can be used nasty shock, unexpected disappointment, sudden setback, a disaster,a reverse

Failing his exam was a blow

Something that hinders you

Deal a blow, means to be a setback

Strike a blow for freedom

Deal a blow to his hope of becoming PM

 

 

Come as a blow : 충격으로 다가오다, 차질로 다가오다

Something with bad news that hinders

Bad weather came as a blow to my plan for a picnic

Something come as a blow 

 

 

Come to blows : 싸움으로 이어지다

The argument can come to blows

 

 

Give a blow-by-blow account : 상세한 설명을 하다, 세세한 묘사를 하다

Give someone blow-by-blow account , evenything that happened, all of the details

 

 

A body blow : 커다란 충격, 심각한 손실, 심각한 타격

Very strong punch or hit to the body

A serious setback, a serious disappointment

The brexit will be a body blow in the UK economy

Something that has a serious effects or setback, serious reverse

 

 

Soften the blow : 충격을 완화시키다

Cushion the blow : 충격을 완화시키다

To make the impact less pain

 

 

Formality : 5

 

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