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Phrase(s): land a blow
1. Lit. to strike someone. • He kept moving, and I found it almost impossible to land a blow. • The boxer landed a blow to the face of his opponent. 2. Fig. to make a point. • I think I really landed a blow with that remark about extortion. • The point about justice landed a blow.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs