punchbag in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for punchbag in the English»Spanish Dictionary

punchbag [Am ˈpən(t)ʃbæɡ, Brit ˈpʌn(t)ʃbaɡ] N Brit

1. punchbag SPORTS:

punchbag

saco m de arena

2. punchbag (helpless victim):

punchbag

chivo m expiatorio

Translations for punchbag in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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saco de arena (en boxeo)

punchbag Brit

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English

Amongst the equipment is a punchbag and an early cycling machine.

mashable.com

Could it be that they felt the need to revert to a tried and trusted punchbag in the absence of any major new names?

www.independent.ie

None the less, a party attuned to being the punchbag is more resilient and stable than it looks.

www.telegraph.co.uk

Or perhaps the explanation for his behaviour lies more in the punchbag role itself.

www.telegraph.co.uk

The club's only equipment was a single punchbag which they hung from a breadfruit tree.

en.wikipedia.org

He was just your punchbag, all three of you.

www.telegraph.co.uk

There is universal permission to be as rude as you like about this urban punchbag.

www.independent.co.uk

The mayor, however, was the wrong punchbag.

www.stuff.co.nz

My fingers can't touch the floor, leaving me feeling as vulnerable as a punchbag and the blood rushing to my head is unpleasantly intense.

www.telegraph.co.uk

I had been a punchbag for a long time and it was having an effect.

www.nzherald.co.nz