Idioms for punch

    pull punches,
    1. to lessen deliberately the force of one's blows.
    2. Informal. to act with restraint or hold back the full force or implications of something: He wasn't going to pull any punches when he warned them of what they would be up against.
    roll with the punches, Informal. to cope with and survive adversity: In the business world you quickly learn to roll with the punches.

Origin of punch

1
1350–1400; Middle English punchen (v.); apparently variant of pounce1

OTHER WORDS FROM punch

punch·er, noun

Words nearby punch

puna, punakha, punan, puncak jaya, punce, punch, punch biopsy, punch bowl, punch card, punch graft, punch in

Words related to punch in

visit, materialize, appear, attend, enter, hit, get, move, reach, show, become, happen, arrive, occur, emerge, develop, surface, come, present, catch

British Dictionary definitions for punch in (1 of 4)

punch 1
/ (pʌntʃ) /

verb

to strike blows (at), esp with a clenched fist
(tr) Western US to herd or drive (cattle), esp for a living
(tr) to poke or prod with a stick or similar object
punch above one's weight to do something that is considered to be beyond one's ability

noun

Derived forms of punch

puncher, noun

Word Origin for punch

C15: perhaps a variant of pounce ²

British Dictionary definitions for punch in (2 of 4)

punch 2
/ (pʌntʃ) /

noun

verb

(tr) to pierce, cut, stamp, shape, or drive with a punch

Word Origin for punch

C14: shortened from puncheon, from Old French ponçon; see puncheon ²

British Dictionary definitions for punch in (3 of 4)

punch 3
/ (pʌntʃ) /

noun

any mixed drink containing fruit juice and, usually, alcoholic liquor, generally hot and spiced

Word Origin for punch

C17: perhaps from Hindi pānch, from Sanskrit pañca five; the beverage originally included five ingredients

British Dictionary definitions for punch in (4 of 4)

Punch
/ (pʌntʃ) /

noun

the main character in the traditional children's puppet show Punch and Judy

Idioms and Phrases with punch in (1 of 2)

punch in
1

Also, punch a or the clock. Check in at a job upon arrival, as in You have to punch in or you won't get paid, or In this office no one has to punch a clock. This usage alludes to the use of a time clock, which has a button an employee punches or strikes to record the time of arrival on a card. [1920s] Also see punch out, def. 1.

2

Keyboard data into a computer, as in He was careful about punching in all the payments. [Mid-1900s]

Idioms and Phrases with punch in (2 of 2)

punch