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")
예시들
Villa have punched above their weight all season and it will be a remarkable achievement if they finish fifth.
02
과분한 사람을 만나다, 급 높은 사람과 사귀다
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
예시들
Many people thought he was punching above his weight when he started dating that celebrity.
친구들은 그가 과분한 사람을 만난다고 놀렸다.
