Glancing blows - Idioms by The Free Dictionary

Activists will be quick to remind people that the $2 million court settlement is merely a glancing blow to the giant corporation. Thankfully, our town only ... Glancingblows-IdiomsbyTheFreeDictionaryhttps://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/glancing+blowsPrinterFriendly glancingblow(redirectedfromglancingblows) glancingblow1.Aphysicalstrikethatonlypartiallyconnectswithsomeoneorsomething,impartingonlyasmallamountofforceasaresult.Itriedtoknockhimout,buthemovedatthelastsecondandIcouldonlydeliveraglancingblowacrosshistemple.2.Byextension,thatwhichhasonlyasmallorpartialimpactonsomething.Activistswillbequicktoremindpeoplethatthe$2millioncourtsettlementismerelyaglancingblowtothegiantcorporation.Thankfully,ourtownonlysufferedaglancingblowfromthestorm.Seealso:blow,glancingFarlexDictionaryofIdioms.©2022Farlex,Inc,allrightsreserved.Seealso:I'llknockyourblock/headoff!knock(one's)blockoffknockblockoffknocksomeone'sblockoffhit(someoneorsomething)with(something)hitwithknock(one)coldrapatrapat(someoneorsomething)rapon(something) WanttothankTFDforitsexistence?Tellafriendaboutus,addalinktothispage,orvisitthewebmaster'spageforfreefuncontent. Linktothispage: Facebook Twitter Feedback Flashcards&Bookmarks ? PleaseloginorregistertouseFlashcardsandBookmarks.YoucanalsologinwithFacebookTwitterGoogle Flashcards ? Mybookmarks ? + Addcurrentpagetobookmarks Idiomsbrowser ? ▲glamorglamormuscleglamorpussglamourglamourgirlglamourpussglanceglancearoundglancearound(somethingorplace)glanceatglanceat(someoneorsomething)glanceawayglancebackglancebackat(someoneorsomething)glancedownglancedownat(someoneorsomething)glanceoffglanceoff(of)(someoneorsomething)glanceoverglanceover(someoneorsomething)glanceoverat(someoneorsomething)glancethroughglancethrough(something)glancingglancingblowglancingblowsglandGlandCanyonglareglareatglareat(someoneorsomething)glaredownglaredownonglaredownon(someoneorsomething)glaringGlasgowkissglassglassceilingglassgunglasshalfemptyglasshalffullglasshalffull/halfemptyglassinglassishalffull,theglassjawglassoverglass-eyedglassyglassy-eyedglazeglazeover▼ Fullbrowser ? ▲glancing glancing glancing glancing Glancingangle Glancingangle Glancingangle Glancingangle GlancingAngleDeposition GlancingAngleX-RayDiffraction glancingaround glancingat glancingat glancingat glancingaway glancingback glancingbackat glancingbackather glancingbackathim glancingbackatit glancingbackatme glancingbackatone glancingbackatsomebody glancingbackatsomeone glancingbackatsomething glancingbackatthem glancingbackatus glancingbackatyou glancingblow glancingblow,a glancingblowsglancingdown glancingdownat glancingdownather glancingdownathim glancingdownatit glancingdownatme glancingdownatone glancingdownatsomebody glancingdownatsomeone glancingdownatsomething glancingdownatthem glancingdownatus glancingdownatyou glancingeye glancingeye GlancingIncidenceandTakeoffX-RayFluorescence GlancingIncidenceX-RayPhotoemmissionSpectroscopy glancingoff glancingoffher glancingoffhim glancingoffit glancingoffme glancingoffof glancingoffofher glancingoffofhim glancingoffofit glancingoffofme glancingoffofone glancingoffofsomebody glancingoffofsomeone ▼ FacebookShare Twitter CITE Site: Follow: Facebook Twitter Rss Mail Share: Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Mail Open/Close MorefromIdiomsandphrases MobileApps Apple Android Kindle Windows WindowsPhone FreeTools Forsurfers: Freetoolbar&extensions WordoftheDay WordFinder Help Forwebmasters: Freecontent Linking Lookupbox