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Meanings of right hook in English

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Usage of right hook in English
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Those pieces can be used in court-andthey don't require a right hook.
Wired
2
But he had yet to get past her deft right hook.
The notorious scoundrel
3
When evening was over, sleep came as quickly as a sharp right hook.
Amberville
4
The iconography was a right hook aimed at America's solar plexus.
The Irish Times
5
Although she did throw a good right hook at that nutjob in immigration.'
The Long War
6
He feinted with his left and put everything he had behind a right hook.
The girl who played with fire
7
He started to scream, and I gave him a right hook to the jaw.
Guns will keep us together
8
Charlie countered with his left, then sent a swift right hook to the jaw.
The Stars and Stripes, Vol. 1, No. 1, February 8, 1918 / The Ame...
9
Perry wanted to send a right hook to Franco's head for being a prick.
Strong, sleek and sinful
10
Then he turned in time to dodge a right hook from the big guy.
Nothing to lose
11
The man then delivered a right hook to the journalist's face and walked off.
Reuters
12
COVID-19 was the right hook no business saw coming.
News.com.au
13
It can been seen as a boxer, with a left jab and a right hook.
The Irish Times
14
The right hook of Rivera had dropped him in midair with the abruptness of death.
The Night-Born
15
The president's niece follows John Bolton's right hook with a sharp left to the ribs.
The Guardian
16
Guess I've still got a good right hook, huh?
Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens
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United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common