a force to reckon with

a force to reckon with

A person or thing considered to be strong, powerful, or difficult to defeat. A variant of the more common "a force to be reckoned with." They say the young boxer is a force to reckon with, so I'm betting he'll win the match tonight. The attorney may look petite and meek, but she's a force to reckon with in the courtroom.
See also: force, reckon
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • a force to be reckoned with
  • force to be reckoned with
  • reckon
  • (someone or something) to be reckoned with
  • to be reckoned with
  • be a force to be reckoned with
  • force
  • take the Michael (out of someone or something)
  • take the mike (out of someone or something)
  • (have) got a thing going (with someone)