to deal a blow to
1deal a blow — see ↑deal, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑blow deal a blow ◇ To deal a blow to someone means to hit someone. (formal) He dealt his enemy a mighty blow. [=he hit his enemy hard] …
2deal a blow — index assault, oppugn, strike (assault) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
3deal a blow to — index lash (strike) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
4deal a blow to — 1) to harm, upset, or shock someone or something This scandal has dealt a blow to his plans to stand as chairman. 2) formal to hit someone or something …
5deal a blow — hit someone or something …
6deal a blow to — …
9blow — [bləʊ ǁ bloʊ] verb blew PASTTENSE [bluː] blown PASTPART [bləʊn ǁ bloʊn] [transitive] 1. informal if you blow money on something, you spend a lot of money on it, often money that you cannot afford: • He blew his wages on a new stereo …
10deal — deal1 W1S1 [di:l] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(agreement)¦ 2 a great deal 3¦(treatment)¦ 4 it s a deal 5¦(cards)¦ 6¦(wood)¦ 7 a deal of something ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [: Old English; Origin: dAl] 1.) …
