Erykah Badu

I have a master plan as an artist. I've always said I'm not going to be punching nobody's clock. I will work as an artist to survive in this world.

American Musician

Fabricio Werdum

My game matches with Velasquez's. I won't be afraid to kick or punch him to avoid the takedowns because the ground game is my best weapon.

Brazilian Mixed Martial Artist

Shirley Chisholm

Mother always said that even when I was 3, I used to get the 6- and 7-year-old kids on the block and punch them and say, 'Listen to me.

American Politician

Leelee Sobieski

I've never scratched, or punched, or slapped anybody in my real life.

American Actress

Gennady Golovkin

Boxing is serious. It's not a game. Just one punch - change life.

Kazakhstani Athlete

Michael Chiesa

I'm not afraid to stand toe-to-toe and throw punches.

American Mixed Martial Artist

Don Rickles

You throw your best punch, otherwise don't do it.

American Comedian

Tony Bellew

I want to punch everything and fight the world.

British Athlete

Amir Khan

Austan Goolsbee

American Public Servant

Used when someone actually hits another person with their fist.

Literal Meaning

Sometimes used to describe a strong emotional impact.

Metaphoric Extension

Refers to a tool's action, not just the tool itself.

Practical Use

A punch is a specific kind of tool used in crafts and manufacturing.

Specific Tool

Implies movement or progress made by pushing through something.

Dynamic Action

Can describe efforts or assertive actions in challenging situations.

Metaphorical Use

In slang, reflects something's strong impact or high effectiveness.

Slang Power

Used to express a strong emotional response to something.

Emotional Effect

Refers to a sweet and often brightly colored party drink.

Refreshing Beverage

Often served at social gatherings, like parties or receptions.

Celebratory Mix

 what's really being said? "Your life would be better if you could work a little less, didn't have to work so hard, got home a little earlier, could retire a little faster, punch out a little sooner." It's all in there, over and over, again and again. Washington? I can't even begin to talk about the deals and policies in place

Learning from dirty jobs...

 And I think that's so true about business as well. So much about a team's execution is its ability to adapt to getting punched in the face by the customer. The customer is the true reality. And that's why I came to think that the team maybe was the most important thing. Then I started looking at the business model.

The single biggest...

 now real words might seem like good ideas but in a world of 300 million companies it's getting harder to find a name it's hard to find any real words left in a dictionary composite names like facebook and ray-ban are created by gluing two words together these names have a kind of one-two punch and can be really

How to create a great...

 And that is what I did. I wrote a comedy show that did not respect the punchline, that line where comedians are expected and trusted to pull their punches and turn them into tickles. I did not stop. I punched through that line into the metaphorical guts of my audience.

Three ideas. Three...

 Perhaps one day, a glimmer of light may punch a hole in your most basic assumptions. Will you break free to struggle towards the light, even if it costs you your friends and family, or stick with comfortable and familiar illusions? Truth or habit? Light or shadow?

Plato’s Allegory of the...

 will overwhelm that sense of the shark, so that as the shark gets too close, it's kind of nearly receiving a punch in the face. And the shark just basically deterred. There's a lot riding on this test. Most shark deterrents are designed to protect just one person.

Deterring Sharks With an...

 and it's punch cards. Google-branded punch cards. And on these punch cards, there are a bunch of holes, and I said, thank you, thank you, okay, so what's on here? So I get some software and start reading it, and scan them, and it turns out it's a puzzle.

Comics that ask "what...

 Beware, though. While all sarcasm fits the definition of verbal irony, not all verbal irony is sarcastic. Verbal irony is where what is meant is the opposite of what is said, while sarcasm adds that little punch of attitude. There are times, though,

What is verbal irony? -...

 rabbits sidearm just like a martial arts punch is that spinning action of this stick that when it hits it creates all that force you want to do throwing stick with us

Living Off the Land PIPE...

 fortunately key punches do have friends and a project is now underway to safeguard a part of their forest home and involve local people in their protection

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