Below the belt meaning in English
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Definition
(No hitting) below the belt!: (Don't attack your opponent) with an illegal or unfair move!
a belt: a strip of leather or material worn around the waist to keep trousers in place
Examples
- "Your comments were below the belt, I'm afraid you're disqualified."
- "Your comments were below the belt."
Exercise 1
Why has Philip been disqualified from the competition?
Why has Philip been disqualified from the competition?
This is incorrect. Lawrence disqualifies Philip for making inappropriate comments, he makes no reference to whether or not the comments are correct or accurate.
There is no indication that Philip isn't wearing pants.
This is correct. Lawrence disqualifies Philip for comments which were "below the belt". This idiom expresses that Philip's comments were unfair or inappropriate.
This is incorrect. Lawrence disqualifies Philip for making inappropriate comments, he makes no reference to Philip's monologue taking too much time.
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