Definition of Strike a blow

1. Verb. Affect adversely. "The court ruling struck a blow at the old segregation laws"

Generic synonyms: Affect, Bear On, Bear Upon, Impact, Touch, Touch On

Lexicographical Neighbors of Strike A Blow

strigillose
strigils
strigine
strigments
strigolactone
strigolactones
strigose
strigous
strigs
strike
strike-breaking
strike-slip fault
strike a balance
strike a blow (current term)
strike a chord
strike a nerve
strike a note
strike back
strike bowler
strike bowlers
strike breaking
strike down
strike dumb
strike force
strike gold
strike hard
strike home
strike it lucky

Literary usage of Strike a blow

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Dictionary of English History by Frederick Sanders Pulling (1884)
"... the spirit to strike a blow at any weak point of the assailants with a vigilant forethought, extending even to the minutest measures of defence. ..."

2. The Works of Rufus Choate: With a Memoir of His Life by Rufus Choate, Samuel Gilman Brown (1862)
"I cannot strike a blow at the great men of, that does not pass through and light on the reverend and charmed form of the Father of his ..."

3. Men of the Time: A Dictionary of Contemporaries, Containing Biographical by Thompson Cooper (1884)
"... troops was landed (July 17], under the command of Sir Archibald Alison, who was, however, neither able nor authorized to strike a blow at Arabi's army. ..."

4. Revised Record of the Constitutional Convention of the State of New York by William H. Steele, Charles Elliott Fitch (1900)
"Now, sir, when I strike a blow I want to aim at the object I desire to hit, and it seems to me that in introducing and passing this provision, ..."

5. Evangelical Magazine and Missionary Chronicle (1877)
"... and strike a blow, at least, for the glorious faith of our forefathers in the spiritual and immortal nature of man, in the righteousness, the reign, ..."

6. The History of the World: Comprising a General History, Both Ancient and by Samuel Maunder (1852)
"... Henry departed from the scene of his easy conquest—if conquest, indeed, that could be called in which he never had occasion to strike a blow—in April, ..."

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