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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")
Exemplos
The small startup is punching above its weight in the tech industry.
02
namorar acima do nível, ficar fora da liga
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")
expressão idiomática
informal
Exemplos
Everyone said he was punching above his weight with her.
Todos diziam que ela era areia demais para ele.
