to punch above one's weight
01
mäta sig med de stora, överträffa förväntningarna
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")
Exempel
The small startup is punching above its weight in the tech industry.
Den lilla startupen mäter sig med de stora i techbranschen.
02
dejta över sin nivå, vara utanför sin 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")
idiom
informellt
Exempel
Everyone said he was punching above his weight with her.
Alla sa att hon var över hans nivå.
