sucker punch
verb/ˈsʌkə pʌntʃ/
/ˈsʌkər pʌntʃ/
(informal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they sucker punch | /ˈsʌkə pʌntʃ/ /ˈsʌkər pʌntʃ/ |
| he / she / it sucker punches | /ˈsʌkə pʌntʃɪz/ /ˈsʌkər pʌntʃɪz/ |
| past simple sucker punched | /ˈsʌkə pʌntʃt/ /ˈsʌkər pʌntʃt/ |
| past participle sucker punched | /ˈsʌkə pʌntʃt/ /ˈsʌkər pʌntʃt/ |
| -ing form sucker punching | /ˈsʌkə pʌntʃɪŋ/ /ˈsʌkər pʌntʃɪŋ/ |
- sucker punch somebody to hit somebody when they are not expecting it
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- sucker punch somebody to suddenly surprise somebody
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