pound(Using high-precision weapons such as the American-supplied High Mobility Artillery Rocket System, or HIMARS, Ukrainian forces have pounded the three bridges over the vast Dnipro River that connect thousands of Russian troops to their supply lines in occupied Ukrainian territory east of the river.nytimes.comART Vancouver)
rope-a-dope strategy(Coined by Muhammad Ali in reference to his strategy in defeating the younger George Foreman for the heavyweight title in 1974. VLZ_58)
heavy blow(The recent closure of Woodward's department store, like that of the BC Electric interurban station in the late 1950s, was a heavy blow. (Robin Ward) -- стало сильным ударомART Vancouver)
