below the belt
01
under bältet, på ett fult sätt
in a way that unfairly takes advantage of a person's weaknesses
disapproving
idiom
informal
Exempel
Using confidential information against a former colleague in a business deal was a below the belt action.
Debatten blev smutsig när en kandidat gick under bältet.
02
disregarding the rules (from the notion of an illegal low blow in boxing)
