Complete Definition of "below the belt"

English

Adjective
en-adj|pos=below the belt

  1. boxing Of a punch that lands, illegally, below the opponent's waist.
  2. context|by extension idiom unfair|Unfair; dirty; not according to the generally accepted rules.

#:Commenting on his bachelorhood in a debate on marital ethics was a bit below the belt, don't you think?

See also
low blow

Translations
trans-top|(boxing) of a punch that lands below the opponent's waist
Dutch: onder de gordel
Finnish: vyö|vyön alle
German: unter der Gürtellinie
trans-mid
Russian: ниже по��а
trans-bottom

trans-top|unfair; not according to the rules
Dutch: onder de gordel
Finnish: vyö|vyön alle
German: unter der Gürtellinie
trans-mid
Russian: ниже по��а
trans-bottom

ru:below the belt

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