to punch above one's weight
01
to succeed or try to succeed in doing something that often demands more power, ability, money, etc. than one has
Dialect
British
British![to [punch] above {one's} weight definition and meaning](https://cdn.langeek.co/photo/43020/original/?type=jpeg "to [punch] above {one's} weight definition and meaning")
أمثلة
The small startup is punching above its weight in the tech industry.
02
يرتبط بمن هو أعلى منه, يصاحب من فوق مستواه
to be romantically involved with someone who is considered more socially desirable than oneself
![to [punch] above {one's} weight definition and meaning](https://cdn.langeek.co/photo/40261/original/?type=jpeg "to [punch] above {one's} weight definition and meaning")
تعبير اصطلاحي
غير رسمي
أمثلة
Everyone said he was punching above his weight with her.
قال الجميع إنه ارتبط بمن هي أعلى منه.
