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hits below the belt

hits below the belt is the third-person singular simple present indicative of hit below the belt.

Meaning of hit below the belt

Verb

hit below the belt (third-person singular simple present hits below the belt, present participle hitting below the belt, simple past and past participle hit below the belt)

  1. (idiomatic, informal) To act unfairly, unscrupulously, or to make a cruel, personal attack during an argument or competition.

Questions about hits below the belt

What is hits below the belt the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Hits below the belt is the third-person singular simple present indicative of hit below the belt.

Words near hits below the belt in the dictionary

  1. hits above one's weight
  2. hits and runs
  3. hits away
  4. hits back
  5. hits below one's weight
  6. hits below the belt
  7. hits bottom
  8. hits different
  9. hits home
  10. hits into the long grass
  11. hits it and quits it

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