pack a punch

Also found in: Idioms.

, pack it in - Pack a punch is of U.S. origin from the 1920s, as is pack it in.

See also related terms for punch.

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As children, most of us recited this rhyme and hoped it would pack a punch or, better yet, deter a punch.

Charlotte Irby, "Words pack a punch in online job recruiting," Monthly Labor Review, U.

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