sunday punch

• Terme issu de la boxe désignant un coup puissant capable de mettre KO l'adversaire. Au sens large, il décrit un coup décisif ou écrasant, souvent employé au figuré pour évoquer une action ou un argument final et destructeur.

A term originating from boxing, referring to a powerful knockout punch. In broader usage, it describes a decisive or crushing blow, often used in a figurative sense to mean a final, devastating action or argument.

1. Knockout blowC1informalamerican

   A powerful punch that is intended to knock out an opponent, especially in boxing.

   coup de poing décisif

   • The boxer saved his Sunday punch for the final round.
   • He delivered a Sunday punch that ended the fight instantly.
   • The champion's Sunday punch was feared by all his opponents.

2. C1informalamerican

   A final, decisive action or argument that ends a discussion or competition.

   coup de grâce

   • The lawyer's closing argument was the Sunday punch of the trial.
   • The company's new product launch was their Sunday punch against competitors.
   • He used his Sunday punch in the debate to silence all opposition.