Hledat
to punch above one's weight
01
hrát vyšší ligu, měřit se se silnějšími
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")
Příklady
Singapore punches above its weight in the world economy.
Malý startup v technologickém odvětví hraje vyšší ligu.
02
chodit s někým lepším, mít někoho mimo ligu
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")
idiom
informal
Příklady
Despite feeling like he was punching above his weight, their connection was genuine.
Lidé si mysleli, že chodí s někým lepším.
