punchbag in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for punchbag in the English»French Dictionary

punchbag N Brit

punchbag SPORTS

sac m de sable

punchbag (whipping-boy)

souffre-douleur m inv

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wallop ball, punchbag

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Translations for punchbag in the French»English Dictionary

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souffre-douleur

punch-bag Brit

sac de sable (pour la boxe)

punchbag Brit

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English

Every morning, he is used as a punchbag in a demonstration by the principal of the school.

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

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I was on the punchbag and not enjoying it.

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

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

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

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He's not a constant punchbag or punchline.

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

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

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

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