| beat (someone) to the punch |
to seize an opportunity before (someone else). |
| center punch |
a pointed tool used in metalworking to mark and indent the place where metal is to be drilled. |
| hole punch |
a tool for making small, round holes in paper, often used in order to fit paper into a ring binder; hole puncher. |
| key punch |
a machine, operated from a keyboard, that punches holes in cards or tape used in certain data processing systems. |
| planter's punch |
a chilled drink made of rum, lemon or lime juice, soda or water, and sugar. |
| pleased as Punch |
very pleased or gratified. |
| punch a time clock |
to work at a job that requires strict adherence to a certain number of hours to be worked. |
| punch bowl |
a large bowl in which punch, lemonade, or the like is mixed and served, esp. with a ladle. [2 definitions] |
| punch card |
a card with a pattern of holes punched in it representing information that can be stored, retrieved, or processed mechanically, electrically, or photoelectrically. |
| punch in |
to record the time of arrival for work, esp. by pressing a card into a device called a time clock. |
| punch line |
the phrase or sentence that contains the point of a joke. |
| punch out |
to record the time of ending work, esp. by pressing a card into a device called a time clock. |
| punch press |
a power-driven press used to shape metal by hammering or stamping. |
| Punch-and-Judy show |
a puppet show consisting of slapstick humor in which the grotesque and quarrelsome Punch constantly fights with his wife Judy. |
| punch-drunk |
having or showing signs of brain damage, esp. from repeated punches to the head suffered in boxing. [2 definitions] |
| rabbit punch |
a short, sharp punch to the back of the neck. |
| sucker punch |
a quick, unexpected blow or punch. |
| sucker-punch |
to strike (someone) with a quick, unexpected blow. |
| Sunday punch |
a boxer's strongest punch. [2 definitions] |