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
The small startup is punching above its weight in the tech industry.
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")
관용구
비격식
예시들
Everyone said he was punching above his weight with her.
모두 그녀가 그에게 과분하다고 말했다.
