pack a punch

1. To be able to punch powerfully. For such a scrawny kid, George sure can pack a punch—even the older kids are afraid of him!

2. By extension, to have a powerful effect or impact. I don't like spicy food, so I hope this salsa doesn't pack a punch.

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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

pack a punch

Also, pack a wallop.

1. Be capable of a forceful blow; also, deliver a forceful blow. For example, Knowing Bob could pack a wicked punch, they were careful not to anger him, or She swung her handbag, really packing a wallop. [Colloquial; c. 1920]

2. Have a powerful effect, as in That vodka martini packed a wallop. Thomas Wolfe had this figurative usage in a letter (c. 1938): "I think my play, The House, will pack a punch."

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.

pack a punch

INFORMAL

COMMON If something packs a punch, it has a very powerful effect. He is known for designing clothes that really pack a punch. The advert packs a punch with its straightforward, real, no-tricks approach. Note: People also sometimes say that something packs a wallop. Many years after it was made, this movie still packs a wallop.

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Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.

pack a punch

1 be capable of hitting with skill or force. 2 have a powerful effect.

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Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

ˌpack a (hard, etc.) ˈpunch

(informal)
1 be able to hit very hard: He’s a boxer who packs a nasty punch!
2 have a powerful effect on somebody: Their latest advertising campaign packs a hard punch. Don’t drink too much of his home-made beer — it packs quite a punch!

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pack a wallop/punch, to

To exert formidable power. In modern English to wallop means to thrash, and in noun form, a heavy blow, but originally the verb meant to boil with a noisy, bubbling sound, and the noun also was slang for ale. Glyndebourne, site of a summer opera festival in England, perpetuates the last meaning in the name of its restaurant, Nether Wallop (Lower Ale). The verb pack in this expression means “to deliver.” The term dates from the early twentieth century. Eugene O’Neill used it literally in his play The Hairy Ape (1922): “He packa da wallop, I tella you.” Figuratively it appears in such locutions as, “The candidate’s speech really packed a punch.”

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释义	pack a punch pack a punch 1. To be able to punch powerfully. For such a scrawny kid, George sure can pack a punch—even the older kids are afraid of him! 2. By extension, to have a powerful effect or impact. I don't like spicy food, so I hope this salsa doesn't pack a punch. See also: pack, punch Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. pack a punch Also, pack a wallop. 1. Be capable of a forceful blow; also, deliver a forceful blow. For example, Knowing Bob could pack a wicked punch, they were careful not to anger him, or She swung her handbag, really packing a wallop. [Colloquial; c. 1920] 2. Have a powerful effect, as in That vodka martini packed a wallop. Thomas Wolfe had this figurative usage in a letter (c. 1938): "I think my play, The House, will pack a punch." See also: pack, punch The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. pack a punch INFORMAL COMMON If something packs a punch, it has a very powerful effect. He is known for designing clothes that really pack a punch. The advert packs a punch with its straightforward, real, no-tricks approach. Note: People also sometimes say that something packs a wallop. Many years after it was made, this movie still packs a wallop. See also: pack, punch Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. pack a punch 1 be capable of hitting with skill or force. 2 have a powerful effect. See also: pack, punch Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary ˌpack a (hard, etc.) ˈpunch (informal) 1 be able to hit very hard: He’s a boxer who packs a nasty punch! 2 have a powerful effect on somebody: Their latest advertising campaign packs a hard punch. Don’t drink too much of his home-made beer — it packs quite a punch! See also: pack, punch Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary pack a wallop/punch, to To exert formidable power. In modern English to wallop means to thrash, and in noun form, a heavy blow, but originally the verb meant to boil with a noisy, bubbling sound, and the noun also was slang for ale. Glyndebourne, site of a summer opera festival in England, perpetuates the last meaning in the name of its restaurant, Nether Wallop (Lower Ale). The verb pack in this expression means “to deliver.” The term dates from the early twentieth century. Eugene O’Neill used it literally in his play The Hairy Ape (1922): “He packa da wallop, I tella you.” Figuratively it appears in such locutions as, “The candidate’s speech really packed a punch.” See also: pack, wallop The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer See also: pack a wallop/punch, to pack a wallop land a punch Sunday punch punch up take a punch at (someone or something) sucker punch take a poke at take a poke at (someone or something) take a poke at somebody/something
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